An official of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in the Davao region criticized the cancellation of the 75 mining agreements saying the move contradicted President Rodrigo Duterte’s goal towards industrialization.
A total of 91 public officials were dismissed from service, according to the 2016 report of the Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao.
A total of 82,532 indigent senior citizens received a P500 per month pension from the Department of Social Welfare and Development since 2011 in Davao region, according to the agency’s accomplishment report for 2016.
President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would not interfere with the decision of Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez to close various mines in Surigao del Norte.
The City Assessor’s Office is planning to increase the real property tax in this city up to 1, 000 percent based on the general revision submitted to the Commission of Audit back in 2008.
DBM said the Legal Defense Fund is under the Miscellaneous Personnel Services Benefits Fund of the Fiscal Year 2017 General Appropriations Act.
President Rodrigo Duterte told officials and employees of one of the government agencies embroiled in corruption to live simply.
The city’s Civil Registrar office will be deploying registration teams in Paquibato and Marilog Districts as part of this month’s National Civil Registration celebration.
Philippine Senator Alan Peter Cayetano expressed support for the abolition of policies that burden the Overseas Filipino Workers.
A city councilor is seeking a dialogue with the quarry operators for their use of heavy equipment on their operations.