The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process is preparing for the final signing between the government and the MILF of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro.
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Militant Congressmen says Napoles should be treated in a government hospital
Some militant Congressmen are in favor of the hospitalization of alleged mastermind of the pork barrel scam Janet Lim Napoles, but reiterated that it should be in a government hospital and not in St. Luke’s Medical Center.
Ombudsman asked to resolve cases filed against gov’t officials tagged in pork barrel scam
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago is asking the Ombudsman to issue a resolution regarding the cases filed against those government officials who were allegedly involved in the pork barrel scam.
Palace leaves to media industry how to handle media practitioners involved in pork barrel scam
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said that the Palace will leave to the media industry the investigation of the media practitioners allegedly involved in the controversial pork barrel scam.
Scam in the judiciary undergoes investigation
The Supreme Court summons an employee tagged as “Ma’am Arlene” which is allegedly influential in the judiciary. The high court, particularly the ad hoc committee headed by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, has issued the summons to Arlene Angeles Lerma in her last known address. But the Bureau of Immigration said that a certain Arlene Angeles Lerma has already left the country for Singapore in October last year.
Extortion suspect, arrested
A suspected extortionist was arrested and faces multiple charges. The suspect is identified as Mark Ryan Sumulong who posed as a secretary at the Office of the President for Special Concerns. He reportedly asked for large sums of money from his victims in exchange for juicy positions in government. But the suspect, upon further investigation, is not at all connected with the Office of the President, nor is he an employee of Malacanang.
Bomb threat in Lipa City Hall
A bomb threat disrupted the daily operations of the City Hall of Lipa City, Batangas on Friday, March 21.
Disaster drill in CAR
A disaster drill was conducted in the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) with more than 20, 000 participants joining the said drill.
Sandiganbayan suspends work on March 28
The Sandiganbayan will suspend its operation on March 28 due to the massive activity of the Iglesia Ni Cristo in Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City dubbed as Lingap-Pamamahayag.
Philippines’ economic growth forecast on 5.8%
The full year economic growth forecast of the Philippines was raised from 5.4% to 5.8% but still falls short of the government’s target of 6.5%.
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Gov’t to launch FAITH version 2.0 to ensure transparency of donations for Yolanda victims
MANILA, March 21 (PNA) — The government will launch the Foreign Aid Transparency Hub (FAiTH) Version 2.0 next month to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the handling of donations being extended by foreign donors to devastated communities in the Visayas region. The FAiTH Task Force unveiled Version 2.0 of the website in a briefing for the diplomatic corps at the Department of Foreign Affairs Thursday, Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said in a statement. The […]
