The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has kicked off its collaboration with the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) for the establishment of an electricity affordability index so Filipino consumers can fully track and be guided on the variation of the tariffs they have been paying...
Individuals who took the Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO) can now check their individual ratings online as the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced that it is already available. In a statement, CSC said that the rating can be generated thru the Online Civil...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has admitted weakness in investigating anti-competitive behavior, especially for company participants that are trading their generated capacities in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). Given this difficulty in its market policing power, ERC...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles has thrown his support for the campaign to end malnutrition after the administration launched the Philippine Multi-sectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP). “Buo ang ating suporta sa layunin ng PMNP na paigtingin ang programang pangkalusugan ng...
In observance of the religious activities and travelers during this Holy Week, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered public telecommunications entities (PTEs) to boost broadband connectivity. NTC Memorandum Order No. 003-04-2023 issued April 4, 2023 by Commissioner Atty. Ella...
The European Commission announced last week that it will continue recognizing certificates for seafarers issued by the Philippines, thereby boosting the country’s status as the world’s largest source of maritime labor. Currently, there are some 50,000 Filipino seafarers working in EU-flagged...
The European Union (EU) sees no more reason for the European Commission (EC) to withdraw the recognition of certificates of Filipino seafarers -- for now. EU Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron said this on Tuesday after the commission was presented with a 3,500-page "sufficiently convincing"...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has set at 6,367,759 megawatts the maximum installed capacity a generation company (GenCo) can own and could dispatch nationwide to ensure market competition. The limit is based on the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), which provides the market share...
Capping off the celebration of National Women’s Month (NWM), Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles proudly shared the agency’s milestones in promoting gender equality in government service. Nograles, who led CSC’s event called Piknik sa Kalikasan on March 31 said that...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles urged delegates from various ASEAN Member States (AMS) to work together toward achieving gender equality and greater inclusivity in the region. Nograles made the statement during his opening remarks at the event entitled “Strengthening the...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) welcomed the decision of the European Union (EU) to allow Filipino seafarers to continue to work on EU-flagged vessels. “This is a huge victory for the country,” CHED Chairman Prospero De Vera III said in a statement on Monday, April 3. “Now, after so...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. was elated by reports that the European Union (EU) has decided to continue recognizing the certificates of Filipino seafarers. In a statement sent to Malacañang reporters, the President said the 15-year problem was the first thing he worked on when he...
