The Junction News Team
Guam Tax Commission to study delinking from IRC
Would the island benefit from delinking itself from the federal government’s Internal Revenue Code (IRC)? This is the question that the new Tax Commission has to find answers for as agreed upon by the members during their first meeting, October 13. As there are too many concerns and issues that need to be addressed, the […]
Bongbong Files Certificate of Candidacy for Vice President – Vows to Wage ‘Revolution’ for Unity and Change
Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., October 13, filed his certificate of candidacy for vice president in the May 2016 elections at the main office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Intramuros, Manila. In a statement, Marcos said this marked the beginning of his fight to eradicate poverty, clean the streets of illegal drugs […]
Lawmaker wants list of contractors published
In an effort to promote consumer protection, Senator Tommy Morrison introduced Bill No. 188-33 (COR) which, if enacted, would require the Contractor’s License Board (CLB) to publish a list of contractors authorized to conduct business on Guam. The list would be published in print and electronically in a newspaper of general circulation (as defined by […]
Deadline for Reactivation of Overseas Voting Records
The Department of Foreign Affairs, Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) announced on October 12 that COMELEC has extended the period of filing for Application for Reactivation from 31 Oct to 09 Dec 2015. In addition, COMELEC-OFOV has also simplified the process of the Application for Reactivation (OVF No. 1G) by allowing applications to be filed by […]
CORE TECH “REPLIES”
Core tech through “The Daily Post” finally replied to this paper’s questions regarding the acquisition of the former Marianas Variety. Below is their reply which did not answer any of our questions (posted on the right). What a disappointment -Ed.
Mandaue City is APEC’s latest low-carbon model town
Considered the sixth smallest government unit in the Philippines in terms of land area, Mandaue City is now far bigger than anyone realizes. On Tuesday, during the 12th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Ministers’ Meeting, Japan announced the selection of Mandaue as the APEC’s latest Low-Carbon Model Town. (LCMT), besting two other nominees — Krasnoyarsk […]
GMHA CEO Accused of Abusing Hospital-Paid Credit Card
Amidst the controversies involving the only government civilian in the island, the CEO of Guam Memorial Hospital Authority is now in direct rap. This developed as Governor Eddie Baza Calvo issued a Memo to GMHA’s Chairman of the Board Lee Weber asking the latter to conduct and investigation on the CEO’s alleged misuse or abuse […]
United Nations Affirms Appointment of Filipino Auditor as Oversight Chief
The United Nations General Assembly today unanimously approved the appointment by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon of COA Commissioner Heidi S. Mendoza as Under-Secretary General of the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). Ms. Mendoza is the first Filipino ever to be appointed as Under-Secretary General in the UN Secretariat. Ambassador Lourdes O. Yparraguirre, […]
Corruption Targeted by the UOG MPA Program
The federal and local government agencies of Guam is now under tight scrutiny by the watchful eyes of the Guam community and its residents, to measure, monitor and put an end to the level of internal and political corruption for both local and federal government of Guam and in the neighboring Federal States of Micronesia […]
Drilon honors Joker Arroyo’s “exceptional humility” at Senate Centennial launch
“He dazzled the nation not only with his brilliance, but also with his high sense of duty and strong commitment to defend the underprivileged.” This was how Senate President Franklin M. Drilon honored the life and works of the late Senator Joker Arroyo during the start of the Senate’s centennial anniversary celebration on, October 12. […]
