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Transport of local goods and services in Molave, Zamboanga del Sur has now become easier with the concrete paving works completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Region 9 Director Cayamombao Dia said that the construction of the 1.67-kilometer project along C NRJ […]
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has closed down an illegal recruitment agency in Ermita, Manila offering non-existent jobs in the Middle East, DMW Secretary Toots Ople said. Ople said the Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch (AIRB) of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) padlocked last 29 July 2022 the office of Kharem’s International, an unregistered and […]
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla said the agency will focus on expanding and harnessing indigenous energy sources as its long-term strategy toward energy security. In a virtual press conference, Lotilla said the country remains dependent on imported energy supplies, particularly coal and oil. “The country remains dependent on imported energy supplies, particularly coal and […]
Students of two elementary schools in the town of Dingalan in Aurora Province will soon benefit from new school facilities built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Regional Office 3 (DPWH-RO3) Director Roseller Tolentino identified the recipient schools as the Dingalan Central School […]
Following instructions from Migrant Workers Secretary Toots Ople, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has suspended the implementation of the Expanded Compulsory Insurance Coverage for land-based “rehires” and “direct hires” mandated in a department order issued in October 2021. In ordering the suspension, the POEA cited in an advisory dated 05 August 2022, the improving […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) recently held the Career Service Examination (CSE) Professional and Subprofessional levels in pen-and-paper mode and the Intermediate Competency on Local Treasury Examination (ICLTE). It was the biggest turnout of examinees in a single day since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020. The CSE-Professional test was taken by 117,907 or 93.92% […]
Fil-Canadian Jasmine Paguio finished as runner-up in the recently concluded Miss Philippines Earth beauty-with-a-cause pageant, but for the BingoPlus community of players, game developers, employees, partner brands, institutions, and beneficiaries, she is their queen. The 23-year-old actress and model who grew up in Canada but returned to the Philippines to seek an acting and pageantry […]
The Korea Eximbank (KEXIM) Manila Representative Office, implementing agency of the Korean Government’s Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) Official Development Assistance (ODA) program in the Philippines, is keen on leveling up funding support for infrastructure development priorities of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In his meeting with DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) has met with other Cabinet members to iron out the country’s regulatory framework in the energy sector, DOE Secretary Raphael Lotilla said. Lotilla said he had a virtual meeting with Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile on Monday as […]
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Toots Ople announced the appointment of key DMW officials, describing them as “a mix of seasoned government officials and new faces who share a commitment to serve our Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)”. “Together, we will make the DMW a secure home for our OFWs and their families,” Ople said. […]