The latest Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration tally has breached 96 million. SIM cards (Pixabay) Based on the latest SIM registration update released by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), the total number of registered cards is at 96,910,251. This is equivalent to at...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong (PCPD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration and cooperation on personal data protection. Privacy Commissioner Atty. John Henry D. Naga of NPC and Privacy...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has denied Impact Hub Manila's P15.3 million worth of unsettled liability claim for the canceled presidential and vice presidential debates due to lack of documentary requirements. In a May 19 letter signed by Comelec Executive Director Teopisto Elnas Jr....
The powerful bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday, May 23, confirmed the appointments of 50 ranking officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Senate President and Commission on Appointments (CA) Chairperson Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri leads the CA in confirming the...
Five out of 12 examinees passed the April 2023 Chemical Engineers Special Professional Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Monday, May 22. Courtesy of PRC The exam was given by the Board of Chemical Engineering in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Monday, May 22, that 472 out of 801 passed the May 2023 Chemical Engineers Licensure Examination. Courtesy of PRC The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) was hailed as the exam's top-performing school with a 96.67 percent overall...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Monday, May 22 that it will begin accepting applications on June 5 for the gun ban exemption, three months before the election period for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October. "For the first time, we will be opening the...
Marc Custodio began brightly but flickered in the stretch last Friday night, May 19, to settle for the silver medal in the Youth boy's division of the Philippine International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships at the Coronado Lanes inside the Starmall in Mandaluyong. *Marc Custodio (second from...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and Board for Professional Teachers announced on Friday, May 19, that 24,819 out of 60,896 (40.76%) passed the elementary level and 48,005 out of 102,272 (46.94%) passed the secondary level of the March 2023 Licensure Examination for Teachers. Courtesy...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said it is lining up several priority projects that will reinforce the country’s electricity network and backbone to support the distribution of bigger electricity loads. The company emphasized that its investments’ pipeline...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles called on government workers that they should strive for excellence as it translates to improved public service delivery and efficient client transactions. Nograles made the statement in front of the Local Water Utilities Administration...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Wednesday, May 17, the deadline for filing the petition for registration of political parties, party-lists on Dec. 29 for the 2025 polls. In a statement sent by Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco, he stated that all groups intending to register a...
