The Philippine Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) lost over P4 billion not by betting on a gaming table but as a result of the delayed implementation of the development of an Integrated Resort and Entertainment Complex in PAGCOR’s land within the Entertainment City in Manila. Entertainment City The...
Over P174.28 million worth of blank passports have been deemed obsolete and ordered by the Commission on Audit (COA) to be subjected to impairment allowance. Passport In its 2020 Annual Audit Report of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), COA also noted that 14 government properties abroad...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Sunday August 8, announced that the August 15 and 16, 2021 Licensure Examinations for Mechanical Engineers (LEME) and Certified Plant Mechanics (LECPM) in National Capital Region (NCR), Cebu, and Cagayan de Oro (CDO) have been cancelled. PRC/MB...
A complementary food production facility for the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) Rice Mongo Curls technology has been launched in Boac, Marinduque. The facility for Rice Mongo Curls Production officially opens in Barangay Caganhao in Boac,...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala has been elected as president of the 28th General Assembly of the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA). Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia dela-Rosa Bala (Career Executive Service Board/CSC...
A double whammy of adverse audit observations received by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has elicited for the agency strong criticisms coming from a youth partylist organization in the House of Representatives. 2DFB8829-8307-438F-8979-726B0F01E16D_4_5005_c The Kabataan...
The United States Embassy in the Philippines has engaged at least 140 officials from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), universities, and colleges for a four-day workshop on building an interdisciplinary approach to cyber education. More than 140 Philippine government and university...
Shown in this file photo is Hidilyn Diaz’s mother Emelita, second from left, and father Eduardo, right, during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Manila. (MB File Photo) The last time Hidilyn Diaz saw her parents was when she captured her first Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal back in...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) assured the investing public and corporate sector that the Philippine capital market will remain open during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). In a notice issues on August 5, the SEC reiterated that capital market institutions and participants may...
The Mining Engineers Licensure Examination (MELE) scheduled from August 9 to 11 in the National Capital Region (NCR) has been cancelled. PRC/MB As to the August 9, 10, and 11, 2021 MELE in Baguio, Cebu, Legazpi, and Koronadal, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said, "it shall proceed as...
The August 6, 2021 Veterinarians Licensure Examination (VLE) in Professional Regulation Commission -National Capital Region (PRC-NCR) has been postponed. Photo courtesy PRC The PRC announced the postponement in a Facebook post on Thursday, August 5. According to the Commission, the said examination...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned initial public offerings (IPO) of real estate investment trusts (REIT) sponsored by Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) and Megaworld Corporation with a combined value of P54 billion. The Commission En Banc resolved to render...
