Windows26: Ombudsman ousts Guo as mayor for Pogo role

August 14, 2024

Hello, reader! Today, we're covering the Ombudsman's dismissal of Mayor Guo over her Pogo role, Filipino Olympians' homecoming, and concerns over falling foreign direct investments in the Philippines.

Ombudsman ousts Guo as mayor for Pogo role

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal from service of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo for grave misconduct over her "willful attempt to violate the law" as a public official who owned the sprawling property behind the municipal hall that housed illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos).

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PH Olympians now home, get Malacañang honors

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday awarded Paris Olympics double gold medal winner Carlos Yulo with the Presidential Medal of Merit as the Philippine delegation arrived in Malacañang on Tuesday night.

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FDIs fall to 16-month low as high rates, geopolitical tensions bite

Foreign direct investments (FDI) in the Philippines fell to their lowest level in 16 months in May, as persistently high inflation created a headache for investors who are already worried about geopolitical tensions.

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Teacher exodus alarms DepEd; Education cluster formed

The Department of Education (DepEd) is keeping a close watch on reports of public school teachers leaving for job opportunities abroad, thereby further widening the gap in teacher shortage in the country.

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Submit report on VP's secret funds, COA told

The powerful House committee on appropriations agreed on Tuesday to subpoena the Commission on Audit's (COA) reports on the confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) given in 2022 and 2023 to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd), both led by Vice President Sara Duterte.

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EDITORIAL: A 30-year failure

As the researchers revealed in their study, which for the first time analyzed data collected annually from 1991 to 2022, the share of public health spending to total health expenditure "has not significantly increased over the past 30 years."

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