DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Court of Manila convicted Walter Reynoso, a Customs Operations Officer of the Bureau of Customs over failure to file his Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Net worth (SALNs). Reynoso, was convicted on 14 counts of violation of Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees […]
Archives for 2018
Congress to ensure free tuition only for deserving students
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives will ensure ensure that state funds allocated for the government’s free college tuition program would be used only on deserving students and not wasted on malingerers and recidivist absentees or ‘bulakbol’ students. House Appropriations Committee Chair Karlo Nograles said state and local colleges and universities should not become “Iskul […]
Duterte signs resolution increasing the salaries of soldiers and cops
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte signed the joint resolution by the Senate and House of Representatives authorizing the increase in base pay of military and uniformed personnel (MUP) in the government. Duterte signed the joint resolution earlier passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on January 1. A copy was released […]
Minors caught having pot session
Isabela City, Philippines— Five senior high school students of Basilan National High School were arrested while having pot session Tuesday afternoon, January 9, 2018 at the rubber plantation in Barangay Sunrise, Isabela City. Police Superintendent Restituto Pangusban, OIC chief of Isabela police said a concerned citizen sounded off that five persons where holding pot session […]
Duterte targets corrupt local officials
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte wants corrupt local government officials out. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in the Tuesday press briefing at the Palace said the President would expand his “cleansing of the bureaucracy” to local officials. In 2017, Duterte fired ten top officials of his administration over corruption issues. (duterte-fires-10-top-officials-in-2017/) Last week he […]
WHO lauds PH’s sugar-sweetened beverage taxes
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. on Monday, January 8, took note of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) remarks saying that taxation of SSB “is a great step forward in protecting the health of Filipinos”. The Philippines is among the first Asian countries to implement taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). “With this […]
Former Negros Occidental mayor charged for SALN violations
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman charged former Mayor Francisco Nazareno of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, for four counts of violation of Section 8 of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees and two counts of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. Ombudsman investigators from […]
Tourism Secretary says she transferred 27 officials “To flourish”
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo says the major reshuffling she is implementing at her agency is to enable the regional directors to “flourish” and get them out of their “comfort zones.” The Business Mirror in an interview quoted Teo saying “We’re transferring them to get the best out of them. We need […]
T’was yesterday : 1 Mayor, 3 top officials suspended and 1 convicted
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan and the Ombudsman issued three separate resolutions yesterday. 1. The Sandiganbayan has ordered the 90-day preventive suspension against Sipalay City, Negros Occidental Mayor Oscar Montilla, Jr. for delaying the implementation of the suspension order involving his staff. The anti-graft court directed Montilla “to cease and desist from performing and/or […]
Wanted bomber killed in Army airstrikes in Maguindanao
Maguindanao, Philippines — The military here announced Monday that one of four bodies of IS-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) found in an ongoing military airstrike in Mt. Firis in Maguindanao was that of a wanted bomber trained by slain Malaysian bomb expert Zulkifli bin Hir. A certain Salahudin, also known as Abu Omar, was […]
Malaya Publisher Amado “Jake” Macasaet passes away
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Veteran journalist and Malaya Newspaper publisher Amado “Jake” Macasaet died on Sunday, January 7. He was 81. The first day of the wake on Sunday, being held at the Heritage Park in Taguig City, is only open for family. Additional details will soon be announced. His daughter Carina Macasaet in a […]
Cocaine shipment found in Sorsogon not from Taiwan: TECO
MANILA, Philippines — The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) on Monday denied that the reported cocaine shipment found drifting in Sorsogon the previous Wednesday had come from Taiwan. The PHP120-million worth of cocaine packed into a container was believed to be from Jin Ming No. 16, a cargo ship that made a distress call to […]
Duterte remains PH most trusted official
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte remains the most trusted and got the highest approval rating among government officials. According to the last quarter survey conducted by Pulse Asia from Dec. 10-15, 2017, President Duterte got the highest approval at 80 percent and highest trust rating at 82 percent among the country’s top five […]