With the 15th Congress set to wrap up its work this week, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. issued a reminder to Cabinet officials to personally attend congressional hearings on important measures.
MANILA, Philippines-Two senators were mum over the Cabinet posts being offered them by President Benigno Aquino III but one has at least acknowledged that his job description is already being fine-tuned by Malacañang. “We still have to discuss details and finalize,” Senator Francis Pangilinan said in a solicited text message. “We are thankful [...]
President Benigno Aquino III on Friday ordered his Cabinet to “actively” participate in committee hearings in Congress so they could convey the government’s position on pending bills.
Ruffy Biazon is doing a good job as head of the Bureau of Customs but he needs help, a party mate running for the Senate said.
Days after reporting that the country’s economy grew by 6.6 percent in 2012, Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on Wednesday got his confirmation by the bicameral Commission on Appointments, something a few other members of President Aquino’s Cabinet have been wanting since 2010.
Japan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday unveiled his cabinet, appointing former premier Taro Aso as his finance minister and deputy.
President Aquino and his Cabinet members should voluntarily take an HIV test to help dispel the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS testing, a national alliance of gay groups and a United Nations official said Saturday.
He may have been the highest paid in the Aquino Cabinet last year, but Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario just gave it all away, according to diplomatic officers.
Foreign Secretary Alberto del Rosario was the highest-paid Cabinet official in the Aquino administration last year, receiving a total of P2.936 million in salaries, bonuses and allowances, according to the 2011 Report on Salaries and Allowances released by the Commission on Audit.
President Aquino has issued Executive Order No. 99 delineating the functions of Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras.
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said the anti-corruption thrust of the government was restoring public trust in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources following years of ill repute due to graft and misconduct in the agency.
For as long as Environment Secretary Ramon Paje fails to explain what a “special ores extraction permit” (SOEP) is and what its legal basis is, Zamboanga del Sur Governor Antonio Cerilles said he will do everything he can to prevent his confirmation by the Commission on Appointments.
Top administration officials on Wednesday told senators that the sin tax reform measure should generate between P40 billion and P60 billion to have an impact on the population, but left it to the lawmakers on how to proceed, Communication Secretary Ricky Carandang said.
