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“Ang sagot sa ASF, ‘ASF’ din. Ayuda para sa mga apektadong hog raisers, Supply ng bakuna na libre at accessible, at Full monitoring sa mga apektadong lugar.” “Dahil sa banta ng ASF, maraming hog raisers kahit sa mga hindi apektadong lugar ang nalulugi at nawawalan ng kita, dahil matumal ang kanilang benta. Dapat hanapan sila […]
A total of 329,318 examinees took the Career Service Examination – Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) on Sunday, 11 August 2024, in 16 regions nationwide. Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles said that the turnout represents 91.82 percent of the total number of registered applicants in both Professional and Subprofessional levels across 95 testing […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to suspend the license of a drunk SUV driver who became trending on social media after using the EDSA busway to counterflow in the wee hours of July 28. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Services, Tulfo learned that instead of jailing and […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano emphasized the need for substantial improvements in the management and support systems for workers abroad to better protect Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Cayetano issued this call as the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers deliberated on key OFW issues, including the tragic death of OFW Jelyn del Coro Aguson in Saudi Arabia […]
The chair of the House labor and employment committee urged the government to make training and upskilling programs more easily accessible to Filipinos as a countermeasure to underemployment. This as the country’s underemployment rate increased even as the number of unemployed Filipinos fell to its second lowest rate since April 2005 or nearly two decades […]
Senator Robin Padilla is pushing heavier penalties against sexual assault by strengthening the Anti-Rape Law of 1997 to make the offense punishable by death under aggravating circumstances. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2777 to make our laws stronger and more gender-responsive, after noting that rape victimizes both males and females. “Despite the penalties under RA 8353, this […]
From January to June 2024, the Contact Center ng Bayan (CCB) facilitated 103,782 customer feedback and successfully resolved 103,681, representing a 99.90 percent resolution rate in collaboration with its partner government agencies. The feedback received by the CCB consisted primarily of queries, accounting for 98.20 percent of total submissions. Additional categories included requests for assistance […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano emphasized the urgent need to enhance grassroots sports development in the country, noting that the two-time gold medalist gymnast Carlos Yulo started training at the age of seven. “We really need to revitalize our grassroots sports program. The next generation of Carlos Yulos are out there, pero mag-uumpisa ‘yan with our […]
Amid the transfer of the P89.9 billion excess funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to the national treasury, Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee filed House Resolution No. 1900, urging the state health insurer to implement another round of 30% increase in all its benefit packages and coverage. Lee’s HR 1900 seeks to determine […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced the 11 semi-finalists for the Outstanding Public Officials and Employees (Dangal ng Bayan Award) of the 2024 Search for Outstanding Government Workers. In line with this, the CSC is encouraging the public to participate in the evaluation process by providing feedback on the nominees, whether positive or negative, […]