Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) director-general Jeremiah Belgica is keeping his hopes up that the next Civil Service Commissioner (CSC) chairperson will be as committed and dedicated to fighting government red tape as the predecessor who just retired from the position. (Civil Service Commission...
Academicians from various Philippine universities and colleges partnered with civil society organization leaders to launch the Academe and Civil Society Coalition for Voters Education. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Coalition aims to provide a broad platform for the presidential candidates...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Commissioner Aileen Lourdes Lizada welcomed on Friday, Feb. 4 incoming commissioner Atty. Ryan Alvin Acosta to the central human resource agency of the Philippine government. Senate President and Commission on Appointments (CA) Chairman Vicente C. Sotto III leads the...
The international inbound passengers' capacity at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has been increased to a maximum of 5,000 passengers per day beginning Friday, Feb. 4, according to the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). (Courtesy of Civil Aeronautics Board) CAB Executive Director Carmelo...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has partnered with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) for the establishment of aerotropolis ecozones and aerotropolis-linked ecozones in the country. PEZA Director General Charito Plaza and CAAP Director General Capt. Jim Sydiongco...
More than 800 residents in Palawan received free medical and dental supplies from the United States (US) military recently, the US Embassy in the Philippines said. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) During a three-day outreach program on Jan. 19 to 22, the US Civil-Military...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) chief Alicia dela Rosa-Bala's fixed term as head of the central human resource (HR) agency of the Philippine government, will end on Feb. 2, 2022. (Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala / MB file photo) Chairperson Bala was appointed by...
In an act of pure determination to eliminate malnutrition within their province, a Davao-based feeding project led by a team from the local government successfully rehabilitated undernourished children, posting a 93.4 percent success rate. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The End Hunger Program Team of...
Vice President Leni Robredo bared some interesting tidbits about herself as she took on the fast talk challenge during “The Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews” on Saturday, Jan. 22. (The Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews) Under the challenge, a series of questions is hurled at the...
Amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) Contact Center ng Bayan (CCB) has posted a resolution rate of 99.69 percent. (CSC / MANILA BULLETIN) According to CSC, this means that the CCB resolved a total of 211,726 transactions in 2021 out of a total of...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Wednesday, Jan. 19 that it amended the interim guidelines on the use of leave credits for absences due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine and/or treatment. (CSC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement, CSC said that under CSC Resolution No....
Pampanga Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. is taking the cudgels for the country’s civil engineers who, under a bill pending in the House of Representatives, will be barred from helping ensure the structural integrity and participate in the design, site development and other vital components...
