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The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has been urging government agencies to pursue digital transformation to improve efficiency and service delivery. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles said that the COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the importance of embracing digital technologies and harnessing a digitally capable and future-ready workforce to withstand crises and disruptions in public services. “I call on […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is calling on the Senate to consider passing after the congressional break the House-passed Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) that aims to give job security to our barangay health workers (BHWs) and thereby “de-politicize” their employment in local government units (LGUs). This way, BHWs qualified to receive a broad […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo deplored the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) “anti-poor” plan to impose taxes on junk food and other food items next year. Tulfo stressed that the sector of the poorest of the poor heavily rely on these affordable food items, which they consider as necessity instead of luxury, to survive. In fact, the […]
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) held its 100th National Executive Board (NEB) Meeting to discuss vital policy, administrative, and operational matters on Thursday, June 29, at the Marco Polo Hotel, Ortigas, Pasig City. “We are delighted to have all the NEB members join us for this momentous 100th meeting. Local governments […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Friday lauded the P40 minimum wage increase in Metro Manila as he called for the other regional wage boards to issue similar hikes in their respective areas. “Sa panahon na mataas pa rin ang presyo ng mga pangunahing bilihin, malaking tulong pa rin ang dagdag-sahod na ito lalo […]
Following the approval of a P40 increase in the minimum wage in Metro Manila, Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III called on other regional wage boards across the country to follow suit and implement reasonable wage adjustments. “I earnestly call upon the wage boards to establish minimum wages that not only uphold fairness for our […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III, who strongly opposed the postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) and voted against Republic Act 11935 rescheduling the elections to October 2023, welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision declaring the postponement of the elections as unconstitutional. “This decision validated my earlier stand that there was no compelling […]
AGRI Party-List Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Wednesday urged for the speedy passage of House Bill 1299, or the Right to Adequate Food Act, as he called for the strict implementation of the food and security roadmap for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to aid in the continued decline of poverty incidence […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel applauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the latter’s decision to grant pardon to three Filipinos who were convicted in the UAE. Pimentel said this “act of compassion and mercy” extended to three Filipinos, two of whom were facing the […]
Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes believes the Department of Health should focus on hiring unemployed and inactive registered nurses first before hiring unlicensed nursing graduates to fill vacancies in government hospitals. “Marami po tayong nurses, board passers, na naghahanap ng trabaho. ‘Di ba dapat unahin natin ang mga licensed nurses bago bigyan ng pagkakataon ang […]