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The chairman of the House committee on labor and employment lauded the approval on third and final reading of a bill that allows individuals to use their acquired occupational knowledge, experience, and achievements as credits for their tertiary education units. “The institutionalization of the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) through House Bill No. […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list led facemask drives in several communities in Batangas affected by volcanic smog (vog). According to AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes, they had face mask donation operations in the towns of Nasugbu, Tuy, and Balayan. According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, vog from Taal volcano had already cleared thanks to […]
Consumers and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will not have to bear the additional burden of increased catastrophe insurance costs after AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee blasted the Insurance Commission (IC) for issuing IC Circular Letter No. 2022-34 dated July 14, 2022, which would have imposed as much as 400% increase in minimum […]
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles led the 2023 oath taking of 14 newly conferred and upgraded career scientists on 13 September 2023, at the Prime Hotel in Quezon City. Together with Chairperson Nograles during the ceremony were Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary and Scientific Career Council (SCC) Chair Dr. Renato U. […]
A week into this year’s celebration of National Teachers’ Month, CamSur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is asking the Congress to put on the front burner twin measures bumping up the pay and making permanent the teaching supplies’ allowance of some 800,000 public school teachers. Villafuerte made this appeal in support of President Marcos’ renewed commitment to deliver on his 2023 […]
As the country kicks off its celebration of the 123rd anniversary of the Philippine civil service, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Junie E. Cua hailed the role of public servants in nation building. “Every need that we can think about, we can expect that there are government workers trying their best to address it. Nariyan […]
Government officials and employees from various offices nationwide joined the online Zumba organized by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) on 1 September 2023, to kick off the 123rd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary (PCSA) celebration. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles together with Commissioners Aileen Lourdes Lizada and Ryan Alvin Acosta led the online Zumba organized by the […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to fulfill its mandate to provide reliable health insurance coverage to our countrymen and to promptly pay their dues to private hospitals using the profits it has made from its investments. Lee made the statement on Wednesday during the budget briefing of […]
Government officials and employees may avail of special treats and discounts on purchases, accommodations, and activities this September in celebration of the 123rd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary (PCSA). Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles announced that the CSC has partnered with various private establishments to offer exclusive rates and freebies for the 1.9 million […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president and Quirino governor Dax Cua hailed the signing into law of the Regional Specialty Centers Act, saying it would help address the prevailing lack of access to quality healthcare in provinces outside the National Capital Region. “Republic Act No. 11959 is a badly needed measure to address […]