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Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Ocean Affairs Generoso DG Calonge has been appointed Commodore of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Auxiliary. A Commodore is the Coast Guard or Navy rank equivalent of a Brigadier General in the Army. Assistant Secretary Calonge also served as an officer in the Philippine Army for […]
Senator Manny Pacquiao has filed a resolution calling for a one-year suspension of the increase in PhilHealth premium contributions for health care professionals and other health care workers as a token of gratitude for unselfishly putting their lives on the line amid the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Senate Resolution 429, urges the Senate to […]
Amid the suspension of jail visitation privileges for inmates because of the coronavirus pandemic, the chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) lauded the efforts of a neophyte lawmaker to ensure that inmates still have access to consultations with their lawyers and their families using digital technology.BJMP Chief Jail Director Allan Iral […]
Any initiative of employers to implement wage adjustment schemes to keep their enterprises afloat must be done with the consent of employees, who should be made fully aware of the move, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should keep a close watch to ensure workers’ rights are […]
House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. on Wednesday reiterated the Minority Bloc’s “wholehearted” support for the P1.6 trillion Philippine Economic Stimulus Act (PESA), a measure necessary to address the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected the whole world and will result in the return of thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).According to […]
The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) is again seeking approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to allow them to avail of the prompt payment discount and invoke the ‘force majeure’ clause in their power supply agreements. PHILRECA Executive Director and General Manager Janeene Depay-Colingan reiterated this request as she assured the 121 […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said a special desk has been designated at the PRC’s coronavirus disease (COVID -19) call center for follow-ups on test results. Gordon said this is to ensure that the results will reach the person who was tested at the earliest possible time, noting […]
The supply of electricity in provinces affected by the recent Typhoon Ambo is now back to normal, except for some areas in Sorsogon, Eastern and Northern Samar, based on the reports received by the National Electrification Administration (NEA). As of Monday afternoon (May 25), NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) reported that power […]
Another bio-molecular laboratory will be set up by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) after it signed a Conditional Deed of Donation with the Filipino-Chinese Community Calamity Fund (FCCCF) for the latter’s support for the PRC’s efforts in fighting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic through a cash donation amounting to P15 million. According to PRC Chairman […]
Senator Joel Villanueva said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should raise its coordination efforts with the Department of Health (DOH) in facilitating the hiring of healthcare workers whose overseas deployment was suspended indefinitely by the government due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Villanueva, chairman of the Senate labor committee, explained that healthcare […]