MANILA, Philippines — Makabayan bloc lawmakers believe the Office of the Vice President (OVP) should not be allowed to request funding for programs that have not been effective, as it was revealed that only 0.4 percent of the Magnegosyo Ta Day budget was utilized. At the hearing of the House of Representatives’ committee on appropriations on Tuesday, Gabriela party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas and Kabataan party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel asked the Commi…

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OVP hit for using only 0.4% of its Magnegosyo Ta Day program

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed retired general Thompson Lantion as the new chairman of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

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Nahaharap sa panibagong reklamo si Cassandra Li Ong, na nauna nang idinawit sa money laundering complaint.

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Police and the anti-organized crime body have filed human trafficking charges against those alleged to be involve in a cycle of debt bondage and forced labor in a POGO hub in Porac, Pampanga.

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Partido Federal ng Pilipinas secretary general Thompson Lantion as the new chairman of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), Malacañang said Tuesday.Presidential Communications Secretary Cesar Chavez confirmed that Lantion took his oath before Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Monday afternoon.Lantion, a retired police general, replaced former Defense secretary…

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THE PESO rose against the dollar on Tuesday amid market caution and profit taking ahead of the US inflation data release for August and the scheduled presidential debate. It closed at P56.385 a dollar, 13.5 centavos stronger than its P56.52 finish on Monday, Bankers Association of the Philippines data showed. The peso opened at P56.45 against the dollar. It strengthened to as much as P56.35 and weakened to as low as P56.59 against the greenback.…

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Nagsampa na ng reklamo ang Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) at Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) laban sa mga nasa likod ng iligal na POGO sa Lucky South 99 sa Porac, Pampanga. Ilan sa mga inireklamo ng PNP-CIDG at PAOCC ng qualified trafficking ay sina Cassandra Li Ong at Ronalyn Baterna. Bukod dito, may 50 iba pa na kinabibilangang ng mga foreign national at Filipino ang isinam…

OVP hit for using only 0.4% of its Magnegosyo Ta Day program

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