Exchange mutilated banknotes, coins through BSP’s Piso Caravan

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/07/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Do you have mutilated banknotes and coins? Have them exchanged with crisp bills and new coins through the Piso Caravan of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Visayas Regional Office. The BSP is…

India police probe hotel conman for 603-night free stay

Agence France Presse 07/01/2023

NEW DELHI – Indian police are investigating a suspected fraudster who spent nearly two years in a five-star hotel without paying after reportedly bribing staff to fix records, local media said Thursday. Ankush Dutta booked a room…

Marcos Jr. approves Maharlika fund, 10 other bills as Ledac priority measures

Faith Argosino 05/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has approved 11 additional bills on public health, job creation, and economic growth, including the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) as part of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (Ledac), House…

Ways to check if your bills are real – police

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fake bills will surely proliferate this Christmas as some individuals take advantage of the holiday season, the police warned. However, there are basic things that you can do to check if a bill…

Beware of fake bills–police

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Police here is reminding the public to watch out for fake bills. Police Brigadier General Roderick Augustus Alba, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas, made this warning as counterfeit money is…

Solon tells BSP gov to clarify validity of P1k polymer bills as uproar grows

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 07/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) was asked to clarify the rules and validity of the new polymer P1,000 bills after warnings were issued that it was not advisable to fold…

Alvarez not giving up on death penalty, divorce bills

/INQ.net 05/21/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Former speaker Pantaleon Alvarez is far from giving up on his pet bills as he vowed to refile proposed laws reimposing the death penalty and instituting absolute divorce and dissolution of marriage in the…

CCMC needs additional funds for utility bills in 2019

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/13/2018

The Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) is asking for a P300 million budget for 2019 or P5 million more than this year’s allocation. Kenneth Siasar, CCMC administrator, told the committee on budget and finance that they need…

Mandaue told to collect P15M in unpaid hospital bills

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/16/2018

Government auditors said that the Mandaue City Hospital failed to collect patient’s bills worth P15.4 million from 2016 to 2017. The Commission on Audit (COA) added that the hospital’s 2017 claims have not also been recorded on…

Senate OKs bills declaring special holidays in Cebu, four other provinces

Inquirer.net 09/03/2018

  THE Senate approved on third and final reading five bills seeking to declare special non-working and special working holidays in several provinces to commemorate local significant events. Senator Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on…

Legislator: ‘Business instability’ TRAIN 2 bill’s biggest hurdle

Inquirer.net 08/06/2018

FOREIGN investors could veer away from the Philippines over any perceived “instability” in the business environment that could arise from the second package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act. Deputy Speaker Sharon Garin…

DepEd-7 surprised over school’s unpaid electric bills

Futch Anthony Inso 06/21/2018

The regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd-7) voiced surprise over reports that the Cebu City Science High School (CCSHS) was issued a disconnection notice by the Visayan Electric Co. (Veco). “How is that possible? We…

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