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CA confirms COA Commissioner, 19 AFP officers

MANILA -- The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Roland Cafe Pondoc as Commissioner of the Commission on Audit (COA), as well as the ad interim appointments...

US provides add’l P100-M aid to boost food security in Marawi

MANILA -- The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), announced new assistance worth USD2 million or about PHP100 million to boost food security in Marawi City...

Diokno confident Congress will pass nat’l ID system this year

MANILA -- Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno expressed hope Congress will pass the proposed national identification (ID) system into law as early as next week. In a briefing Wednesday, Diokno said...

CA suspends confirmation of DAR Secretary

MANILA -- The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday suspended the confirmation hearing for the interim appointment of Agrarian Reform Secretary John Rualo Castriciones after oppositions were raised regarding his alleged...

DOTr lauds PPA for highest remittance to nat’l gov’t

MANILA – Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade congratulated the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) as it is set to remit more than PHP3 billion in dividends to the national government,...

CIDG lauds DOJ chief’s order to review drug raps vs. Espinosa, Lim

MANILA -- Officials of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) on Wednesday welcomed Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II's order to form a new panel of prosecutors who would...

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