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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. remains "on top things" as far as the dealings within the various government agencies are concerned. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda made this contention Wednesday, Aug. 17 amid the headline-grabbing contr
MANILA - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) remains open to dialogue with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., legislators and stakeholders to address issues hounding its purchasing arm, the Procurement Service (PS-DBM). DBM Undersecretary Joselito Basilio made this remark in response to renewed calls to abolish the PS-DBM after the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged its purchase of PHP2.4 billion worth of allegedly "pricey yet outdated" laptops for teachers. "DBM is open to dialogue with legislators and with the President and many other stakeholders in...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 17, confirmed that the Department of Education (DepEd) already requested for a “fraud audit” of the controversial P2.4-billion laptop purchase for teachers. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte (Photo from De
"We will not evolve into a political circus, we will respect the rights of the resource person… We will not be here to witch hunt, to have a fishing expedition," Sen Francis Tolentino said.
NO WITCH-HUNT. Senator Francis Tolentino presides over the first organizational meeting of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Wednesday (Aug. 17, 2022). During the meeting, he vowed to accomplish the committee's constitutional mandate as well as to fulfill its powers in aid of legislation. (Photo courtesy of Senate PRIB) MANILA - The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, chaired by Senator Francis Tolentino, announced on Wednesday that two former officials of the Office of the Ombudsman would join the panel in investigating alleged anomalies in the government and its officials. Tolentino said for...