Some city governments may resort to austerity
measures due to cut in internal revenue allotment
KIDAPAWAN CITY: The city government here is bent on imposing
austerity measures to ensure the smooth delivery of basic services
to city residents despite a cut in its internal revenue allotment
(IRA) this year, reported the Philippine News Agency.
The cut, estimated at P37 million, was brought
about by the conversion last year of some 17 municipalities to
component cities across the country.
COTABATO CITY: The remains of slain Catholic priest Jesus Rey Roda,
55, will be laid to rest on a burial ground intended for members of
the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), reported the Philippine News
Agency.
THE Supreme Court (SC) has allowed the continued
operations of a Palawan-based mining firm after it issued a
temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the Court of Appeals
(CA) and a lower court from enforcing their respective injunction
orders restricting the firm’s mining operations in the said
province.
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