Roach finds food

The year 2024 saw the conclusion of some of the biggest cases filed before the Sandiganbayan, including the decade-old plunder charges over the pork barrel scam and the 37-year-old wealth forfeiture complaints against the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and his wife, former first lady Imelda Marcos, which stemmed from the alleged misuse of the coco levy funds during martial law.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government has closed four trust fund accounts with the Land Bank of the Philippines, amounting to over P12.98 million, in compliance with recommendations from the Commission on Audit.

Small-scale rice farmers are groaning from the flood of imports following the drastic cut in tariffs, as part of a so far futile effort of the government to bring down rice prices.

Quezon City’s free bus program is now more environment-friendly as the local government started the pilot-test of six brand-new electric buses yesterday.

The Department of Budget and Management has approved the guidelines for the grant of medical allowance to qualified civilian employees of the government starting this year.