Here’s the statement of NEA administrator Edgardo Masongsong on his termination EDGARDO MASONGSONG – The chief of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has issued a statement after he was dismissed by President Rodrigo Duterte due to alleged corruption. In a taped speech aired on Saturday, August 21, Duterte revealed that he terminated Masongsong. According to … Read more
President Duterte admitted that he’s ordering Duque to skip bidding on the purchase of face masks in 2020. President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that he ordered Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to skip the bidding process in the purchase of face masks during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. In a taped briefing aired … Read more
President Duterte said that there’s no overpriced purchase of face shields and face masks. President Rodrigo Duterte said that there was no overpriced purchase of face shields and face masks as prices skyrocketed due to scarcity. The President has ruled out corruption in the government’s procurement of face shields and face masks which lawmakers have … Read more
NEA administrator fired by Duterte EDGARDO MASONGSONG – The administrator of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has been fired by President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged corruption. NEA is a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) attached to the Department of Energy of the Philippines tasked with the full implementation of the rural electrification program (REP) and … Read more
Duterte on Department of Health: “I am not defending DOH… I’m just sharing my opinion.” DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH – President Rodrigo Duterte denied defending DOH after it was flagged by the Commission on Audit over deficiencies on budget spending for COVID-19 response. COA is an independent constitutional commission established by the Constitution of the Philippines. … Read more
China will deliver 10M more COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines within August, according to a Chinese envoy. On Friday, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian announced that China will deliver 10 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines within August. In his remarks, Huang said that China sympathized with the Philippines concerning … Read more
President Duterte thanked China for donating Sinopharm vaccine doses to the Philippines. On Friday, President Rodrigo Duterte thanked China for donating Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines. During a virtual ceremony to mark the arrival of the Sinopharm vaccine doses, President Duterte asked Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian to relay his “deepest … Read more
Here’s the latest comment of De Lima on Duterte admin LEILA DE LIMA – Although detained, the incumbent senator has another “patutsada” against the Duterte administration. De Lima is an avid critic of President Rodrigo Duterte. Recently, she went to social media anew wherein she gave another “banat” to the current administration. In her latest … Read more
CICP was open to dialogue with BIR on tax compliance. The Creator and Influencer Council of the Philippines (CICP) was open to dialogue with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on tax compliance. While the influencer group welcomed the issuance of BIR’s Circular to define tax rules for social media influencers, the CICP likewise called … Read more
The DICT was targeting to launch VaxCertPH in September 2021. VaxCertPH — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that the government was targeting to start the issuance of digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates to fully vaccinated individuals by early September of this year. According to DICT Undersecretary Manny Caintic, the department was eyeing … Read more