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CSC BARES APPLICATION PERIOD FOR MARCH 2023 EXAM

Applications for the 26 March 2023 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test for Professional and Subprofessional Levels will be accepted starting 22 December 2022 until 25 January 2023, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced. A special application period is also scheduled on 14 December to 21 December 2022 for examinees of the cancelled 15 March […]

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PAMPANGA BRINGS BACK GIANT LANTERN FESTIVAL

Heightened safety and security measures will be implemented as San Fernando City in Pampanga launches its first fully face-to-face Giant Lantern Festival. San Fernando City Mayor Vilma Caluag says she doesn’t want anything to mess up the Christmas festival. Caluag is also the chairperson of the festival’s executive committee. “I will ask the Pampanga police […]

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HOUSE PANEL BEGINS DELIBERATION TO STRENGTHEN BCDA

The House Special Committee on Bases Conversion chaired by Isabela 6th District Representative Inno Dy held initial deliberation on four measures seeking to strengthen the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) whose life span will expire in 2042. These were: 1) House Bill 357 authored by Rep. Maria Angela Garcia (3rd District, Bataan), 2) HB 530 […]

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PADILLA WANTS SPREADERS OF FALSE INFO PUNISHED

Malicious disinformation should not go unpunished as it violates the rights of others, Senator Robinhood Padilla stressed. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, said the constitutional right to freedom of expression should never be abused. “’Pag nilagyan na natin ng malisya na gusto mo siraan ang tao, yan ay […]

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NEGROS ISLAND REGION GET SENATE PANEL OK

The Senate Committee on Local Government recently approved the establishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) on the committee level. “We want to bring the government closer to the people,” said Senate President Migz Zubiri, author of one of the bills filed on the NIR. The bill seeks to bring Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental […]

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BONG GO PUSHES FOR MORE LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES

Strengthening interventions to create more opportunities for the poor, Senator Bong Go had his team mount a relief effort in Quezon City to provide assistance to distressed residents.  In his video message, Go expressed his optimism that the economy will soon recover as long as the government continues to develop more livelihood opportunities, especially for […]

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DISCOUNTED REMITTANCE FEES FOR OFWS PUSHED

Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte is seeking the swift enactment of a law that would provide overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) discounted rates on remittance fees and  safeguard their hard-earned money sent back home from exorbitant charges. He called for the approval of House Bill (HB)  4469 along with other similar measures  that aim to protect OFW remittance […]

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HOUSE: ALLOW EXAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH UNPAID FEES

If the House of Representatives will have its way, no student both in public and private higher educational institutions (HEIs) will ever be barred from taking periodical or final examinations just because of unpaid tuition and other fees. With an overwhelming 237 votes, the lower house has approved on 3rd and final reading House Bill […]

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CAMSUR LGU, DHSUD TO BUILD 10,000 HOUSING UNITS

10,000 housing units will soon be homes for Camarines Sur residents. Camarines Sur Gov. Luigi Villafuerte recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar for a housing project in the province. The MOU will pave the way for a vertical housing project in Barangay […]

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SENATE LAUDS PH TEAM’S IPSC WORLD SHOOT XIX WIN

The Senate adopted a resolution congratulating and commending all Filipino delegates and awardees in the recently concluded 2022 International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC), Handgun World Shoot XIX in Pattaya City, Thailand. Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, author and sponsor of Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 363, said “these notable performances are proof not just of Filipino […]