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What Janelle Tee learned during her reign as Miss Philippines Earth 2019
Miss Philippines Earth 2019 Janelle Tee has described her reign as imperfect but fruitful enough to make it worthwhile and memorable. “My heart is full. I’m just really beyond grateful for such a fruitful year,” said Tee, during an exclusive online chat for the Manila Bulletin recently. Tee crowned her successor in the first-ever “new…
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Hospital health workers hit DOH
By Fernan Angeles HEALTH workers from a hospital in Manila criticized the Department of Health (DOH) for alleged lack of concern for health workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic as another fellow medical front liner succumbed to the deadly virus strain. “Noong una pa lang, ramdam na ramdam na natin na wala talaga silang malasakit sa…
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DSWD: P63.2B of SAP 2nd tranche already distributed
By Fernan Angeles THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) seemed to be taking more time in the distribution of the government cash subsidy supposedly intended to help alleviate the hardships of local folks for the month of May. To this date, the DSWD has only been able to distribute around P63.2 billion under…
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36 officials linked to PhilHealth anomalies
By John Clifford Lintao AT least 36 officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) may have something to do with the highly irregular overpayments allegedly made to hospitals, says the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission chief Greco Belgica. Belgica however declined to name the officials, whose names have already been forwarded to the Office of the…
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Mr and Miss Supranational 2020 pageants postponed
Two more international pageants have been postponed this year due to COVID-19..They are the 12th Miss Supranational beauty pageant and its male counterpart the 5th Mister Supranational contest which are usually held in December. Both competitions will now be staged in 2021, according to Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, President of the Miss and Mister Supranational…
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Legislative immunity, security for PhilHealth whistleblowers
By John Clifford Lintao FOR their courage to expose anomalies at the state insurance corporation, Senator Panfilo Lacson appears bent on recommending to the Senate Committee of the Whole the granting of legislative immunity and security to witnesses in the probe on alleged irregularities in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Lacson made the statement…
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Congress resumes debate on re-imposition of death penalty
By John Clifford Lintao MORE than a week after President Rodrigo Duterte implied the need for a congressional action that would see an end to the lucrative illegal drugs trade, the House of Representatives have resumed deliberation on the pending bill re-imposing death penalty as capital punishment. House Committee on Dangerous Drugs chair Robert Ace…
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Duterte extends CHED Commissioner’s term
By John Clifford Lintao FOUR years after being appointed to a government post, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Commissioner Ronald Adamat would still be around, at least for the next four years after President Rodrigo Duterte re-appointed him for the same position. CHED Chairperson Prospero De Vera III announced the reappointment of Adamat, who joined…
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Ecleo goes to Bilibid
By Fernan Angeles A WEEK after he was arrested, former Dinagat Congressman Ruben Ecleo Jr., who was found guilty of murdering his wife, goes to where convicted persons are billeted – at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City. Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag said they were informed that Ecleo will be brought…
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DPWH 1st district employees test negative for COVID-19
By Mar T. Supnad ORANI, Bataan –After one employee yielded positive to COVID-19 rapid test, employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways 1st engineering district, got the scare of their lives and were compelled to undergo a the same medical procedure. Lucky for them, all – except for three who were on leave,…