President Duterte has named former Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles as the new chairman of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), leaving his three posts in Malacañang vacant, including the post of the presidential spokesperson. President Duterte swears in former Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles as...
The search is not yet over. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Malacañang said that President Duterte has not yet decided on who should be the next chairperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) but noted that the Chief Executive is aware of the importance of filling the...
President Duterte has appointed Rizalina Justol as the new chairperson of the Commission on Audit (COA), Malacañang announced. File photo of newly appointed Commission on Audit (COA) chairperson Rizalina Justol in a ceremony in Malacañang in June 2019. (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary...
More than 13,000 passport appointment slots intended for overseas Filipino workers were left unused in January 2022, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) bared. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay disclosed that of the 13,650...
If elected president, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said Wednesday, Jan. 19, he will not appoint anyone in a government position based on "utang na loob" or debt of gratitude), especially if he or she is not an expert in the field. Marcos Jr. said he might rather designate a political rival...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) bared on Friday, Dec. 31, that it will "gradually load" appointment slots for passport application on a daily basis next year. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Responding to a question from a passport applicant on Twitter Friday, the DFA assured...
Applicants still need an appointment for either passport of apostille services when going to any consular office and temporary off-site passport services (TOPS) facility in the country, contrary to the old advisory circulating online, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, Nov. 16....
All confirmation emails containing application packets of passport applicants, who have appointments this week, will be sent out within the day, Tuesday, Nov. 16, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) This as the Department of Foreign...
President Duterte has chosen Lt. Gen. Dionardo Carlos to be the successor of the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar. Malacañang Palace (Photo from PNA) A copy of Carlos's signed appointment paper was acquired by Malacañang reporters Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 10....
A male owner of a travel agency was arrested in an entrapment operation on Friday, October 29, for supposedly fixing online appointment slots with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for passport renewal applicants, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) reported. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA...
Payment to obtain appointment slot for the processing of passport from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is illegal and the Philippine National Police (PNP) said they will run after those who have been doing this, especially those who have been advertising it on social media. PNP chief Gen....
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. did not mince his words after learning that there are still fixers of passport appointments, saying he will nail their asses to the wall regardless of who their protectors are. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
