Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla wants to institutionalize the civil union of same-sex couples, as well as to establish their rights and obligations. After filing Senate Bill (SB) 449, Padilla explained that the measure was in line with Section 1, Article III of the 1987 Constitution that...
"As we open the doors and give opportunities to not simply be observers and watchdogs, we are not merely beneficiaries, but partners of our local government," said Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto during the Civil Society Organization (CSO) Conference 2022 that formally opened the first ever...
More than 100,000 individuals are set to take the Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) and the Intermediate Competency on Local Treasury Examination (ICLTE) on Sunday, Aug. 7, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said. Photo from CSC / MANILA BULLETIN Of the total of 148,312...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Region 6 is seeking the assessment of the structural integrity of infrastructure across Western Visayas following the magnitude-7 earthquake in Northern Luzon Wednesday, July 26. In a July 27 memorandum, OCD-Region 6 director Jose Roberto Nuñez...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) released the first official wave of information about the extent of damage of the powerful magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Abra and nearby provinces in Luzon on Wednesday morning, July 27. The Vigan Cathedral in Ilocos Sur is damaged by the magnitude 7...
Among the roles that the Civil Service Commission (CSC) may assume during the implementation of the government's rightsizing program is to supervise it, an official said Monday, June 18. (MB file photo) In the Laging Handa public briefing, CSC Senior Commissioner Aileen Lourdes A. Lizada stated...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Friday, July 15 that it will study any proposed legislation on rightsizing the bureaucracy. CSC / MB file photo CSC made the statement amid the move on rightsizing of government agencies and personnel. For its part, CSC said it will support any...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon officiated his first wedding on Thursday, July 7, as the city's new chief executive. Biazon officiated the wedding of couple Christopher Matsumoto and Paulina Ysabel Lopez at the mayor’s office. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon (center) officiating the wedding of couple...
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera is giving the proposed Civil Partnership Act--which will benefit members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community--another shot in the 19th Congress. (Jason Leung/ Unsplash) Herrera, who won a fresh mandate during the...
Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has welcomed former cabinet secretary Karlo Nograles' renomination by President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as Chairperson-designate of the agency. “We were already off to a good start with Chair Karlo’s...
A total of 33 couples got married in the Taguig City's “Kasalang Bayan” held on June 24. “Ang main objective ng Kasalang Bayan is makasal ang mga taong nagsasamang walang bendisyon ng kasal para unang-una ang kanilang mga anak ay maging lehitimo (The main objective of the Kasalang Bayan is to...
Lawyer and ad interim Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairman Karlo Nograles has been selected to reprise his CSC post by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Read more here:...
