Hermilando Mandanas, had P283.23 million unspent disaster funds, equating to 45.85 percent non-utilization rate, a Commission on Audit (COA) report showed. In its 2023 audit report, COA said the ...

Barcelona concurred. “Extension services really are fairly lacking… I know the Mandanas [ruling] means that a lot of these extension services are supposed to be the responsibility of the LGUs now, but ...

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the awarding ceremony for the "Gawad Bayanihan sa Pamumuhunan" in on Thursday (March 13, 2025) in Malacañan Palace. The award seeks to ...

Bigger share of national taxes In 2018, Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas and former Bataan governor Enrique Garcia Jr. petitioned the Supreme Court, questioning the constitutionality of Section ...