The national government has released PHP337.34 million in cash aid to families affected by the devastating flood in Northern Samar late last year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office reported Friday.


P337-M released to flood-hit families in Northern Samar

The Philippines would miss its export goal of $143 billion unless it grows exports by double-digit, said Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PhilExport) president Sergio Luis-Ortiz.

PH to miss export goal

Vice President Sara Duterte has again dodged questions on the “deliberations” of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) proposed P2.385 billion budget for 2024 despite pressure from the public and opposition to drop the P500 million Confidential Intellectual Funds (CIF) and answer the allegations of misuse of a P125 million confidential expense last year.


Sara Duterte gets her confidential funds, budget but refuses to justify request

The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA), an attached agency to the Department of Tourism, over glaring discrepancies in its accounts and transactions, even as COA also expressed an adverse opinion on the fairness of PRA’s financial statements.

EXPLAIN PHP419M DISCREPANCIES -COA

Members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan trooped to the House of Representatives along Batasan Road in Quezon City, on Tuesday, September 26, during the Congress hearings on the national budget, to demand the scrapping and abolition of the confidential intelligence funds of the Office of the President and the Vice President, as well as OF other government agencies. 

SCRAP CONFID FUNDS

Where did the donations go?

“Think before you click” — the cardinal rule of social media that Ormoc City learned the hard way.


VANISHED?

Thirteen youth organizations in Borongan City, Eastern Samar have received a total of $50,000 (P2.9 million) for climate change initiatives.

E. Samar youth orgs get $50K climate action fund

MANILA – The Rotary International District (RID) 3820 will host an Open Rapid chess tournament at SM City in Santo Tomas, Batangas, this Saturday, June 8.

RID Fundraising Chess Tournament in Batangas

Piqued by criticisms hurled by public officials of the meticulous scrutiny by the House at the ongoing hearings for the 2025 budget and how previous funds have been spent by national departments and state agencies, Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez warned that the Chamber would adopt “zero tolerance” for those who undermine accountability while conveniently ignoring their own malfeasance.

The sermon of the House

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has vetoed two provisions in the PHP5.768-trillion national budget for 2024, Malacañang said on Friday.


PBBM vetoes 2 provisions  in 2024 national budget

PBBM vetoes 2 provisions in 2024 national budget

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