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Consumers may soon enjoy some breathing space in their food budgets as the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced it is shelving plans to impose a maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) on pork and chicken this September, citing a steady decline in market prices. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. made the announcement Friday during a joint market inspection with the …

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Friday urged consumers to reject retailers selling imported rice above the P43 per kilo price cap, warning that some sellers may be exploiting the upcoming 60-day suspension of rice imports beginning today, September 1. The P43 ceiling is the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for 5 percent broken imported rice set by the …

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has suspended the approval of personal foreign travel applications for three months as investigations intensify into controversial flood control projects involving its personnel. In a memorandum issued Friday, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan ordered the suspension of all applications for Authority to Travel Abroad for personal reasons, except in cases of urgent medical …

More than 60 individuals linked to the disappearance of cockfight enthusiasts or sabungeros have been placed on an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO), Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla confirmed Thursday. The ILBO, issued by the Department of Justice, directs immigration officers to closely monitor the movements of persons of interest. Remulla said the names included in the order came from …

A lawyer representing one of the contracting firms implicated in the alleged anomalous flood control projects has approached the Department of Justice (DOJ) to explore becoming a whistleblower, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla revealed Thursday. “We welcome whistleblowers. We will meet again soon,” Remulla told reporters in a press briefing. According to him, the lawyer disclosed details on how officials …

Philippine National Police (PNP) acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said Friday that the morale of the police force remains high as he unveiled a seven-point agenda aimed at strengthening operations, personnel welfare, and public trust. Fresh from his first command conference at Camp Crame, Nartatez said he was pleased to meet with 96 top police officials, including …

The Quezon City government has raised alarm over more than P14 billion worth of flood control projects carried out in the city without permits or coordination with City Hall, with Mayor Joy Belmonte calling them anomalous and wasteful. In a press briefing Friday, Belmonte said an audit of 93 flood control projects and 1,652 Department of Public Works and Highways …

The Construction Project Management Association of the Philippines (CPMAP) has thrown its full support behind Housing Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling’s zero-tolerance stance on corruption, hailing his leadership as a boost to transparency in the housing and real estate sector. In a statement released Friday through the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), CPMAP president Eduardo Hitosis lauded Aliling’s …

Malacañang on Friday confirmed that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has offered a new government post to former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III and is awaiting his response. “There is really an offer, just like what we said. And for now, there is no comment. Let’s just wait for General Torre’s positive reaction,” Palace Press Officer …

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have signed a joint memorandum circular (JMC) for the release of P700 million in financial assistance to local government units (LGUs) under the 2025 Support and Assistance Fund to Participatory Budgeting (SAFPB) Program. In a statement last week, the DBM said more than …