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Voters should be more discerning and more demanding when voting for government officials if we want the country to change for the better. This according to AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who in a radio interview a week before the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) said “panahon na para tayo’y magbago; hindi tayo […]
A total of 59,740 applicants joined this year’s Government Online Career Fair (GOCF) held from 18 to 22 September 2023. The GOCF, organized by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) in collaboration with JobStreet.com, was created to provide a virtual platform for qualified job seekers looking for available opportunities in the government. The Department of Transportation […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is organizing a job fair for individuals looking to pursue opportunities in the government. In collaboration with JobStreet.com, CSC is set to host the Government Online Career Fair (GOCF) from 18 to 22 September 2023. This event will create a virtual platform for government agencies and jobseekers to interact, share […]
The 2025 elections hold the key to much-needed reforms in governance, where lawmakers to be elected will support needed amendments to the Constitution to allow the entry of foreign investments as well as the more efficient operation of the government. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this at the 29th anniversary of the Technical Education and Skills […]
Senator Bong Go continues to push for a more responsive government to meet the needs of Filipinos amid the changing times. Go filed a series of proposed measures including bills that aim to address the need for enhanced digital infrastructure, modernized immigration services, and fiscal autonomy for the Judicial Branch. “Our government must adapt to […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced that the applications for the 20 August 2023 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) for Professional and Subprofessional Levels will be from 22 May to 21 June 2023. In an official statement, CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles said the Commission has already made extensive preparations in anticipation of a […]
Voting 268 against one and an abstention, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill lowering the optional retirement age for government personnel from 60 years to 56 years. Speaker Martin Romualdez said the proposed law gives the more than one million workers in the bureaucracy the choice to retire early. “They […]
An advocate for the welfare of Filipino farmers and agricultural workers, Senator Bong Go reiterated his push for his filed Senate Bill No. 194 or the E-Governance Act of 2022 which mandates the government to establish an integrated, interconnected, and interoperable information and resource-sharing and communications network spanning the entirety of the national and local […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Antonia Loyzaga underscored the importance of private sector collaboration in measures to protect and restore biodiversity during the COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal, Canada. Loyzaga, who was designated by President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. as his representative and Head of the Philippine delegation to the 15th Conference […]
Senator Mark Villar recently filed Senate Bill No. 1528 or the 13th Month Pay Law for Contractual and Job Order Personnel to provide benefits to all government workers. “Contractual workers (COS) and job order (JO) personnel play a vital role in government service. They fulfill their duties diligently and passionately comparable to permanent government employees. […]