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As the nation celebrates the National Women’s Month (NWM) this March, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) highlights the unique strengths and capabilities of women in various fields through its month-long conduct of NWM activities. “Nakikiisa ang buong Komisyon sa Serbisyo Sibil sa pagpupugay sa mga kababaihan sa pamahalaan na nagpapamalas ng kanilang natatanging kakayanan upang […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III urged his colleagues to prioritize and expedite the passage of the bill establishing the Philippine Geriatric Medical Center, allowing better health care and disease management to almost 10 million senior citizens in the country. Eight pending bills at the Senate wish to establish and institutionalize geriatric health care and […]
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said spouses and individuals wanting to avail of permanent contraception measures may do so with PhilHealth coverage. “Kaagapay rin po ng pamilyang Pilipino ang PhilHealth sa family planning. Kasama po sa benepisyo ang coverage para sa surgical contraception tulad ng vasectomy para sa mga lalaki at ligation o transection […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) entered into a new agreement with the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) on the scholarship program named Pamanang Lingkod-Bayan Iskolarsyip on 23 February 2023 at the CSC Central Office, Quezon City. As part of the incentives under the Pamanang Lingkod Bayani (PLBi) Program of the CSC, Pamanang […]
Officials from the Philippine government, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the United Nations (UN) jointly launched on February 20, 2023, a program that aims to address the high rates of adolescent pregnancies in the country. Funded by the Republic of Korea, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the joint program “Accelerating the Reduction […]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III on Sunday highlighted a glaring disparity between the term limits of elected officials and the minimum requirement to qualify for the government’s pension program and urged the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to allow elected officials and their staff to continue remitting voluntary contributions equivalent to 15 years. […]
For devising a template that could help address common manufacturing problems, a faculty member from the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) was awarded first place in a recently concluded doctoral dissertation competition held in Sydney, Australia. Engr. Ma. Teodora Gutierrez, an assistant professor under the Industrial Engineering Department of T.I.P. Quezon City, submitted her […]
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has provided more than P2 billion worth of direct assistance to more than 250,000 individuals with health-related problems seeking financial help in 2022 through its flagship Medical Assistance Program (MAP). “True to our mission of providing responsive assistance to eligible recipients and beneficiaries, the PCSO has helped hundreds of […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee urged the Insurance Commission (IC) to scrap the implementation of its IC Circular Letter No. 2022-34 which seeks to increase the minimum catastrophe (earthquake, typhoon and flood) insurance premium rates, especially because the country’s inflation hit a 14-year high of 8.7% this January. The hike was supposed to be […]
Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde thanked his colleagues at the House of Representatives for approving on the third and final reading a bill that establishes a safer working environment for workers of the movie and television industry. “Nagpapasalamat ako sa aking mga kasama sa Kamara sa pagpasa ng Eddie Garcia bill. Bilang kasapi […]