After asking for a time off from her Palace post last month, Zenaida Angping was nominated by President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. as Ambassador to France. According to a document published online by the Commission on Appointments (CA) as of Jan. 18, Angping, who served as the Presidential...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that only 11,098 individuals out of 33,489 examinees have passed the December 2022 Criminologist Licensure Exam. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) The exam was given by the Board of Criminology in 23 testing centers across the Philippines. Tarlac State...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and its technology provider for the automated election system (AES) Smartmatic are not liable for the data privacy violations that occurred in 2022, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) stated. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission is warning the public against investing in Oriental Peak Mining or with its president Ranillo Paz since both the company and Paz are not authorized to solicit investments. The corporate watchdog said it has noticed that individuals or group of persons,...
Benefits and claims paid by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) rose in the third-quarter last year driving by increasing medical needs of the Filipino people, the Insurance Commission said. In a statement on Thursday, Jan. 19, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said health care benefits and...
Minority shareholders of Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. have asked a local court to prevent the firm from undertaking a P1 billion stock rights offering before holding an annual general meeting (AGM). In a statement, minority shareholder Albert Hong Hin Kay and lone minority director Hedy...
The face-to-face oathtaking ceremony for new Radiologic Technologists and X-ray Technologists will be on Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. to be held at the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) This was announced by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) warned the public against fixers following the arrest of a former professor and his cohort who is an employee of the agency. CHED / MB Visual Content Group “The Commission would like to reiterate that it does not tolerate corruption in any form and to...
A teacher from Marawi, used his painful experiences growing up as a child as fuel to become a great educator, knowing that education is essential in changing a child’s life. (CSC / MANILA BULLETIN) The Civil Service Commission (CSC) mentioned that Tamalagon Integrated School Head Teacher I Ju-Im...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the P11.26 billion assets-for-equity swap between AREIT Inc. (AREIT), the Philippines’ pioneer real estate investment trust, and its sponsor Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AREIT said ALI will...
Only one out of 17 examinees successfully passed the January 2023 Real Estate Consultant Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 17. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) She is Ma. Dani VI Patal Edrad from the University of the Philippines Diliman. The...
In its latest biennial report in December 2022, the European Commission’s Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List identified the Baclaran, Cartimar, Divisoria and Greenhills markets in Metro Manila, Philippines as offering a wide range of counterfeit goods on retail and wholesale basis. This is the...
