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MAHARLIKA BOSS. Rafael Consing Jr. (right) gets a visit from President Marcos at his former office, the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Investment and Economic Affairs, five months before he was named the president of the Maharlika Investment Corp. on Monday. President Marcos named Rafael Consing Jr. as president …

THANKS TO THE HOUSE. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (left) leads the flag raising ceremony of the House of Representatives on Monday, as he expressed his gratitude to the officers and employees of the chamber, citing their hard work, dedication, and resilience. Ver Noveno Vice President Sara Duterte’s decision to …

The two multi-million lotto draws on Sunday evening, Nov. 12, have a combined total jackpot prize of P240 million, said the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). PCSO The Super Lotto 6/49 reached the P123 million jackpot before the Nov. 12 draw. It increased since no bettor won the Super Lotto …

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Sunday, Nov. 12, announced that the winning ticket for the P10.8-million Lotto 6/42 jackpot was sold at a lotto outlet in Santa Barbara, Iloilo City. PCSO The sole bettor successfully matched the winning number combination 03-28-17-11-26-16, securing a jackpot of P10,874,702.20 in the …

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said on Sunday, Nov. 12, that a solo player who purchased the winning ticket in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, had won the P116 million Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot. PCSO The lone bettor correctly guessed the winning number combination 52-08-41-11-27-31, securing a jackpot of P116,554,053.80 …

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with a new group of medical and pharmaceutical firms to expand medical assistance for Filipinos in need. Photo courtesy of DSWD In a statement issued Sunday, Nov. 12, the DSWD said through these partnerships, the department …

Quezon City Police District (QCPD) and Navotas City Police Station (NCPS) operatives seized over P500,000 worth of alleged shabu and marijuana from three men and a woman in three separate buy-bust operations in the cities on Sunday, Nov. 12. QCPD identified two suspects as Reynante Basbaño, 35, and Rustan Danico …

The proposed splitting of the Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) supposedly expansive franchise is in order, according to Laguna 1st district Rep. Ann Matibag and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro. Santa Rosa lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez, chairman of the House Committee on Public Order and Franchises, made the pitch …

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) joined the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) in launching a Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) facility in the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ), Pampanga, to help different stakeholders by simplifying cumbersome processes. ARTA director-general Secretary Ernesto Perez and CDC President and CEO Agnes Devanadera (ARTA photo) In a …

Senators on Sunday called for an investigation into how some foreigners were able to obtain authentic, government-issued IDs—including passports—with one lawmaker warning that the budget for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) could be recalled over the issue. Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday joined calls for a thorough investigation of …