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Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles welcomed the Civil Service Commission’s announcement to hold the government eligibility exams online. CSC commissioner Aileen Lizada recently said the commission’s examination, recruitment, and placement office had been tasked to come up with alternative ways to conduct the exams. The CSC suspended the first of two pen-and-paper examinations held […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) exceeded its full-year target for lending to electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide in just nine months of 2020. Loan disbursements, including calamity loans, to ECs between January to September this year totaled P364.542 million, data from the NEA Accounts Management and Guarantee Department (AMGD) showed. Excluding calamity loans, the NEA has […]
Senator Win Gatchalian lauded the Senate’s ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed measure institutionalizing the Alternative Learning System (ALS). Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, hailed the ratification of the reconciled versions of the Senate and the Lower House as a step closer for millions of […]
As 24.5 million learners returned to public schooling, Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to buy directly from farmers, fisherfolk, and their organizations the food and milk for its P5.9 billion school-based feeding program. “Hinihiling natin kay Ka Liling Briones na direktang makipag-ugnayan kay Secretary Willy Dar ng Department of Agriculture para […]
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said the 91 percent approval rating of President Rodrigo Duterte in the latest Pulse Asia survey reflects the people’s trust and confidence in his ability to chart the right course for the country as Filipinos come to terms with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the booming online business and growing paperless transactions following the lockdowns across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic has spawned the need to further safeguard against fraudulent traders and sale of counterfeit items. “The very nature of online business, a borderless market unlike the traditional brick and mortar stores, has practically […]
Residents of Rizal province will soon enjoy another convenient transport option to Metro Manila as the Cardona Ferry Terminal breaks ground.Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Tuesday announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Cardona Ferry Terminal will be held on Thursday, October 8th. “Laguna Lake has many growth areas that […]
On the commemoration of the 110th birth anniversary of the late Wenceslao Q. Vinzons, one of the country’s most notable patriots during the Second World War, Senator Dick Gordon called on Filipinos to honor the memory of the former legislator from Camarines Norte. “Wenceslao Vinzons is a true hero of the Philippines. He died defending […]
In a bid to put ease in doing business and encourage more entrepreneurs to operate in the city, the Quezon City government has launched a new portal that will enable the online processing of business permits applications. According to Mayor Joy Belmonte, the QC: Biz Easy Online Unified Business Permit Application System (OUBPAS) is one […]
With data showing a rising number of families experiencing involuntary hunger, and with the country’s population expected to grow by 1.9 million this year, the government is now moving to provide food assistance for the most vulnerable groups in the country: malnourished children aged 6 months to 23 months old and nutritionally-at-risk pregnant women.This according […]