Category: General

Gatchalian highlights better DSWD’s fund utilization

MANILA: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has underscored the substantial improvement of the agency’s budget utilization rate.

He said the DSWD’s obligation rate in July 2023 was only 39 percent, with a disb…

Cops seize P9.6-M marijuana in Valenzuela buy-bust

MANILA: Police officers arrested a 49-year-old suspected drug dealer and seized PHP9.6 million worth of marijuana in a sting operation in Valenzuela City on Friday.

In a report, Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP DEG) chief Brig. …

Cebu City allocates P15-M to drainage masterplan

CEBU CITY: Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia on Friday said an estimated budget of PHP15 million is needed to fund a comprehensive drainage masterplan in 2025.

Garcia said the new masterplan would replace the outdated drainage system being flooded du…

NAIA 3 cooling system temporarily shut down

MANILA: The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Friday temporarily shut down the cooling system of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 due to ‘chiller troubleshooting.’

‘As a precautionary and necessary measure to pr…

PBBM to local execs: Take advantage of new technology

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday urged the local officials to maximize the use of new technology to ensure efficient and immediate delivery of government services.

Speaking before thousands of local officials at the Philippine Inte…