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In an Aug. 30 hearing of the House Committee on Food and Agriculture, officials warned the public about the insufficient production of garlic that will not meet the expected demand until the last quarter of 2022.
Congress is mulling over the postponement for the third time of the elections for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials despite assurances from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on its readiness to hold it as scheduled on Dec. 5 this year.
Six years after the Philippines’ arbitral tribunal victory against China regarding the South China Sea, mis- and disinformation about it continue to spread.
A reader recently requested VERA Files Fact Check to clarify the ownership status of the Malampaya gas field in offshore northwest Palawan following reports that the group of billionaire Enrique Razon Jr., through development arm Prime Infrastructure Holdings (PIH), Inc., is “poised to acquire a controlling stake” in the project through an agreement with Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy’s Udenna Corp., and in view of projections that its gas reserves would run dry by 2027.
(Part two of two) Simultaneously with the war against illegal drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte launched what he described as a relentless and sustained campaign against corruption in the bureaucracy to eradicate the menace “within three to six months,” as he had promised during the 2016 presidential campaign.
(First of two parts) At the height of the 2016 presidential race, then-mayor Rodrigo Duterte of Davao City said his only reason for running against big names in Philippine politics was to rid the country of illegal drugs and corruption in three to six months.
No case of monkeypox has been detected in the Philippines yet. But the Department of Health is preparing for the possibility of monkeypox cases entering the country by “intensifying screening at borders and actively monitoring the situation.”
Senator-elect Raffy Tulfo, who ranked third overall in the May 9 senatorial race, has proposed a “genderless” approach on the issue of violence in the family.
The CA serves as “moderator” of the appointing power of the president by thoroughly reviewing the qualifications and ensuring the fitness of the people chosen for specific positions in the government bureaucracy.
The figures reflected in transparency servers are unofficial. Only the respective board of canvassers (BOC) for each level have the power to produce the certificate of canvass (COC) that would be used to officially proclaim the winners of various positions.