
CoA: P647-M CHEd subsidy unliquidated
The Commission on Higher Education’s (CHEd) attention was called on the more than P647 million in unliquidated funds under its Merit Scholarship Program.
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The Commission on Higher Education’s (CHEd) attention was called on the more than P647 million in unliquidated funds under its Merit Scholarship Program.
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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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A top official of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) has urged lawmakers to refrain from legislating wage hikes that are unfair to employers…
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A coalition of major labor federations warned Sunday that the fight for the “long-overdue” P200 across-the-board wage hike will persist beyond 2025, as calls…
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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 Commission on Audit has flagged the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) for P3.1 billion in public funds spent without complete documentary…
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Forcing employees to dance, sing, perform, join games, or otherwise ‘participate’ just to show team spirit turns celebration into pressure.
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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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‘We want the DPWH to come back to the table and give the proper computation. He (Dizon) said there are 10,000 projects. They should count them and tell us the…
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), headed by Secretary Vince Dizon, apologized to the Senate Finance Committee for deficiencies in the data…
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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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Budget airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) carried over 2.1 million passengers in November, down 9.1 percent from the same month last year, as the airline adjusted…
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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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‘If it will come from the budget, the taxpayers will be reimbursing PhilHealth for the funds that were seized.’
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