SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Tuesday called for an investigation into a deal in which the government leased out a prime 4.9-hectare lot to a private organization of exporters for only P1,000 a year starting in 1996.
At a budget hearing, Pimentel questioned the 50-year deal between the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (Citem) and the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport), saying it was “grossly disadvantageous” to the government.
(UPDATE) FOR her efforts to protect the environment, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has been recognized by Forbes as one of its inaugural 50 Sustainability Leaders. Also on the list are mayors Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of […]
MANILA, Philippines— Life-threatening conditions continue over the eastern section of Southern Luzon as Super Typhoon Pepito was forecast to make landfall over Quezon or Aurora, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said […]
MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA) exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) while the southwest monsoon temporarily weakened, slightly affecting areas in extreme Northern Luzon, the state-run weather agency said on Wednesday.Weather […]
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