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Special Report: Suan wants cottages back after rehab (Second of two parts)

Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia (File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to release a legal opinion as to who will lead the two provinces created by the plebiscite held in Maguindanao last Sept. 17. "The Comelec right now is preparing a legal opinion and will be coming out with that in the next few days. I don't want to preempt the actions of the Comelec on that matter, on what will be our take on who should seat as new governors of the newly created pr...

Tampakan LGU revokes mining firm’s mayor permit

"The peace implementing panels of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Government of the Philippines are scheduled to hold the decommissioning ceremony for the remaining 5,500 former MILF combatants and putting 2,400 firearms beyond use on September 28, 2022, the final phase of the third phase of the decommissioning process," Ebrahim said in his speech during the inauguration of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority 2022-2025.

DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (File photo) MANILA - Around 1,477 of the total of 1,715 local government units (LGUs) in the country have operational peace and order councils (POCs), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. said on Thursday. In a statement, Abalos said ensuring that POCs across the country are efficiently operating and functioning will help pursue the Marcos administration's vision of curbing criminality and sustaining peaceful, ...

REDUCTION.Mayor Jerry Trenas says the national tax share of Iloilo City will go down by PHP300 million in 2023. In a press conference on Monday (Sept. 12, 2022), Trenas said some of the appropriations of the city government will be affected.(Photo courtesy of Iloilo City FB page) ILOILO CITY-The city government here is expecting a PHP300-million reduction in its share from the national revenue in 2023. "We were told by DBM (Department of Budget and Management) that the Internal Revenue Allo...

“Papa, Papa! What does ‘consanguinity’ mean?”

DAVAO CITY – After the postponement of the Baragnay and Sanggunian Kabataan elections, voters should gauge the capabilities of their local officials to lead based on how they performed at the height of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surge, an official of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC)-Davao s

(PNA file photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - The city government is now studying a possible hike in business tax rates by at least 40 percent to raise funds for its priority development projects. City treasurer Alex Cabarrubias said on Tuesday the need to increase the city's business tax rates is anchored on the mandate of local government units (LGUs) to implement not only the Salary Standardization Law but also to raise funds for the city's operations and its 51 priority development...

Is President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. going to weigh in on whether Filipinos should still be required to wear face masks?