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Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teddy Herbosa and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera III signed a Joint Administrative Order (JAO) on Implementing Guidelines for the Nurse Workforce Complementation and Upskilling Program in Parañaque City. The ceremony was also attended by representatives of various higher education institutions (HEIs), hospital groups, and the […]
The Department of Education and the Province of Davao Oriental are working together to increase the number of qualified teachers hired. This joint effort is focused on improving access to high-quality education for all students while also meeting the demand for deserving educators. “We are now conducting the recruitment and evaluation of teacher-applicants for elementary, […]
Senator Joel Villanueva raised what appears to be conflicting numbers in the Department of Health’s (DOH) hiring program, saying that while the DOH was asking for P3.8 billion in funds to hire additional personnel under its emergency hiring program, there still remained over 14,000 unfilled positions in the department. Villanueva asked DOH representatives at the […]
Senator Sonny Angara prodded the Department of Health (DOH) to address the issue of contractualization within its ranks and hasten the regularization of the doctors and nurses working in its hospitals and other facilities. As chairman of the Committee on Finance, Angara confronted the DOH about underspending in the amount of P24 billion, a portion […]
The Build, Build, Build (BBB) program of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte not only builds roads, bridges, and other public infrastructure to spur economic development but also provides Filipinos with employment opportunities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Works Secretary Mark Villar announced that 1,013 engineer positions co-terminus with the BBB Program were filled-up nationwide […]
The provincial government of Northern Samar will hire nurses in the province who will not be rehired under the Nurses Deployment Program of the Department of Health (DOH) this year. Northern Samar Governor Edwin Marino Ongchuan said this was the agreement during a meeting with the provincial health board after it reported that the DOH […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is hiring 300 new traffic enforcers to help respond to the agency’s growing responsibilities and needs. MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago said the hiring is to meet the increasing necessity of a larger workforce for the MMDA and because of vacant positions left by sacked corrupt personnel. “Dagdag po talaga, […]
With the worsening road traffic in Metro Manila – home to 2.8 million vehicles – hiring more traffic management personnel should be made a priority, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. Recto said he is backing the appeal of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for “funds and authority” to employ additional traffic personnel. […]