The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday, Dec. 29, that 318 out of 1,454 passed December Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examination. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) Just like in the October CPA board exam, the PRC also did not list any topnotchers and top-performing...
In preparation for the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Dec. 29 conducted mock polls in Metro Manila and several provinces. The mock elections were held in 34 different precincts with an average of about 600 to 700 voters per precinct. In a press briefing in Pasay...
The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said Wednesday's mock polls conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was generally smooth and peaceful. Voting in Tenement Elementary School in Taguig (Photo courtesy Namfrel) "Namfrel observers reported that in general, the...
The final listing of party-list candidates for the May 2022 polls is now out. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released the list Wednesday, Dec. 29 on its website www.comelec.gov.ph. The list was released weeks after the poll body conducted the raffle to determine the order of...
A graduate of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman topped the December Geodetic Engineering Licensure Examination (GELE), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. University of the Philippines (up.edu.ph / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The roll of passers was led by...
Actor-turned-politician Rep. John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto has asked the House of Representatives to join him in calling on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and government to stop removing the images of the country’s national heroes from Philippine bank notes in active circulation. P1,000 bill new...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon will preside the preliminary conference on the disqualification petition of Akbayan against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Jan. 7. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/...
The Philippines may record its slowest population growth this year as the total number of Filipinos is projected to increase by only 0.3 percent or 324,000 compared to 2020. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) called the 2021 record "historic," adding...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to start the printing of the official ballots to be used in the May 2022 polls on Jan. 15. Comelec/MB "By our estimates, we will start (printing the ballots) on Jan. 15," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual press briefing Monday,...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) topped the list of state-run firms in terms of income for 2020 but both also registered the largest amount of expenditures during the year that the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic hit the country, the...
The University of the Philippines-Los Baños will gradually reopen the campus for the conduct of limited face-to-face classes for 98 students, the University announced. (UPLB) On Dec. 17, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) deemed UPLB to have complied with the requirements under the Joint...
Passers of the Nurses Licensure Examination will have their online oathtaking on January 7 and 20, 2022, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) The online oathtaking on January 7 at 10 a.m. and January 20 at 2 p.m. will be spearheaded by PRC Iloilo, PRC...
