“Puzzling” was how the Office of the Vice President described the results of the latest Social Weather Stations survey in which public satisfaction with Vice President Jejomar Binay slipped, spoiling his “excellent” rating streak that stretched for five quarters.
The deputy Ombudsman for Luzon has cleared officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region IV-B (Mimaropa) and several private contractors of all criminal and administrative charges filed in connection with the construction of P420 million worth of infrastructure projects financed with Malampaya gas share funds.
Lawmakers on Wednesday told government officials not to cry over the loss of Aman Futures Group head Manuel Amalilio to the Malaysians and instead start prosecuting governors, mayors and other local government officials who were instrumental in luring thousands of their constituents into putting money in the con man’s Ponzi scheme.
The satisfaction ratings of top government officials slipped amid controversies surrounding the reproductive health bill and the devastation wrought by Typhoon “Pablo” in Mindanao in December, a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala was slapped with graft and falsification charges in the Office of the Ombudsman for the allegedly fraudulent disbursement of some P3.5 million in pork barrel funds intended for farmers during his term as congressman of the second district of Quezon from 2007 to 2010.
Stressing its “commitment to the pursuit of excellence,” the Department of Public Works and Highways plans to hire the best and the brightest young civil engineers in the country.
President Benigno Aquino III has appointed two new undersecretaries and several other ranking officials in various agencies of government.
It’s “open season” against non-Liberal Party (LP) governors in vote-rich provinces.
For usurping the authority of her vice governor to hire contractual employees and consultants, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia was suspended for six months by the Office of the President.
Malacañang said on Monday Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo is not quitting the Cabinet over the relatively low pay in government.
Even long-retired government officials are not safe from the Office of the Ombudsman’s intensified crackdown on the errant reporting of statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).
POLICE conducting a gun raid ended up arresting a barangay captain for alleged possession of illegal drugs in Buenavista town in Bohol province.
In the crucial runup to the 2013 polls, the head of the opposition coalition garnered the highest performance and approval ratings among key government officials in the latest Pulse Asia Survey released on Thursday.
