The head of Japan’s National Police Agency announced his resignation on Thursday after an investigation confirmed “shortcomings” in the security plans for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
The UN rights chief decried Thursday that President Jair Bolsonaro had stepped up his attacks on Brazil’s judiciary and voting system ahead of October elections, warning of the threat to democracy.
Indigenous peoples (IPs) should not be discriminated against and deprived of their ancestral domains and should be given access to government programs, neophyte Senator Robinhood Padilla said on Thursday.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued guidelines for private sector employers and workers on suspension of work due to bad weather and other calamities.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Thursday confirmed plans to provide handcuffs to immigration officers assigned at the country’s points of entry.
To conduct a more orderly payout of the educational assistance for indigent students, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have agreed to release aid only to those with online registration or QR Code.
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Thursday encouraged employers and companies to invest in technical vocational graduates who are among the best in the world and can get every job done.
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Thursday chided the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) over series of alleged anomalous deals amounting to P6.5 billion in 2021.
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino can’t hide his frustration over the supposed inclusion of the Food and Drug Administration Law in the memorandum of agreement between the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) and the Department of Education on the anomalous purchase of laptops for public school teachers.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday led the oath-taking of newly elected officials of the National Press Club (NPC) and the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI) in Malacañang.
