
COA flags MMDA over P30M advances
Although the MMDA assured it would demand refunds from the contractors, the advance payments remained unrecouped as of 2024.
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Although the MMDA assured it would demand refunds from the contractors, the advance payments remained unrecouped as of 2024.
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Theater is thriving in Manila, and it has been an exciting year to be in the audience. Out of the 29 productions staged in the city that I watched this year —…
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Recto has defended the transfer of excess funds, including P89.9 billion from PhilHealth and P117 billion from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp, saying he…
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The Marcos Jr. administration has been placed in an ugly situation. To many people, the fault lies with the Secretary of Finance, who issued DoF Circular…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is once again under the microscope after the Commission on Audit (CoA) flagged thousands of questionable beneficiaries and…
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The 2024 figures not only reinforce Cebu’s lead, but also highlight the growing gap between highly urbanized provinces and those with more limited resources.
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Officials of the Social Security System (SSS) addressed several “misconceptions” about the agency amid heightened public scrutiny following the release of the…
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There are dramas that feel like comfort food, and then there are dramas that feel like Christmas itself — soft, luminous, and brimming with warmth even in the…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index posted net gains recently after dovish signals from local monetary authorities recently that could reduce borrowing and…
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‘If it will come from the budget, the taxpayers will be reimbursing PhilHealth for the funds that were seized.’
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A solon has questioned the alleged verbal agreement that sealed the Social Security System’s purchase of 143,424 rolls of toilet paper worth P13.195 million,…
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The Commission on Audit (CoA) found that the local government of Cebu City’s 2024 financial statements contain material misstatements and questionable…
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The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged multiple questionable financial transactions made by the Social Security System (SSS) in 2024, citing contentious…
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A recent paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and a hospital, killing dozens of…
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The number of deaths linked to malaria rose last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, warning also of an…
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The funds were transferred to the National Treasury, creating a new revenue stream to ‘trigger’ the release of the UA.
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