A third Filipino in Israel has been confirmed dead while more Filipinos in the besieged Gaza now want to flee from the Israel-Hamas war, prompting the government to seek help from the international community. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said Friday, Oct....
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has launched a program that seeks to create food products that have the recommended nutrients specifically for senior citizens. (Photo courtesy of DOST) DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum, Jr. unveiled today the “Healthy Aging Program for PinoY...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Thursday, Oct. 12 said its OneExpert portal has been affected by a data leak incident. DOST Philippines DOST said the Philippine National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-PH) reported a potential breach on Aug. 31 where a compromised account...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) confirmed on Thursday, Oct. 12 that the "suspects" responsible for the attack on the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) database are different from those who targeted the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)....
In a significant step towards transforming the government, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) joined forces with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) to launch OGPinas!. The national government was in full force supporting...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) has wrapped up a survey among tourists at world-famous Boracay Island. TOURISTS participate in a survey conducted by the Department of Tourism (DOT) in world-famous Boracay Island. (DOT-6) “We wanted to measure our tourism products and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, October 12 expressed alarm over the latest data breach that hit government sites, this time the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). “The data breach involving the Philippine Statistics Authority is deeply alarming and calls for a thorough...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided cash assistance to the families of three fisherfolk who were killed after an unidentified commercial vessel” rammed their fishing boat passing through the waters off Bajo de Masinloc on Oct. 2. Photo credit to MB Visual...
Migrant Workers and Foreign Affairs officials are now working with their counterparts in Israel for the transportation of the bodies of two Filipinos who were killed when Hamas gunmen stormed the southern part of the Jewish state on Saturday, Oct. 7, back in the Philippines. In a statement,...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued its revised rules on the issuance of certificate of compliance (COC) or the license that will govern the standards, requirements as well as procedures in the operations of power plants in the country – primarily the greenfield or new electric...
The Philippine government stands ready to assist and repatriate some 70 Filipinos from strife-torn Gaza who have expressed willingness to be repatriated amid the ongoing violence there between Hamas and the Israeli forces. (Screenshot from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Facebook) Department of...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has not seen the need yet to impose Alert Level 4 status or mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Israel. According to DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega, the Alert Level 4 status is only “called when the country has broken down and the rule of law...
