In line with the celebration of the Philippine Environment Month this June, as well as the World Environment Day on Monday, June 5, Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles called on the government's 1.8 million workforce to promote environmental conservation and sustainability as...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed a total of 597 presidential nominations and ad interim appointments in the first regular session of the 19th Congress, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, CA assistant minority leader, said on Monday, June 5. “All told, the CA gave its...
A "differentiated pricing" is being proposed on the offshore wind (OSW) technologies that shall be deployed for projects in the country to consider divergent cost calculations on tariffs for the fixed bottom and floating OSW solutions. In a briefing with the media, Pierre-Antoine Tetard, vice...
As rising electric bills and deteriorating services of power utilities often spark frustration and rage, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is targeting to debut next month its online platform to fast track resolution of complaints. The online platform will receive and correspondingly process...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Friday, June 2, that the Second Division has granted the petition to cancel the registration of An Waray Party-list after its failure to comply with laws, rules or regulations relating to elections. In a statement sent by Comelec spokesman John...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released 25 out of 102 (24.5 percent) who passed the Mechanical Engineers Special Professional Licensure Examination as well as three out of four passed the Certified Plant Mechanics Special Professional Licensure Examination. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) In a...
118 qualified firms eyeing to join 2nd RE auction By Myrna M. Velasco The Department of Energy (DOE) is set to hold its second Green Energy Auction (GEA-2) on June 19 which attracted a remarkable number of potential bidders. A total of 118 qualified companies have expressed interest in bidding for...
The Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC) released the venue and schedule for the face-to-face oathtaking ceremony for the new Midwives on Thursday, June 1. As posted on the official Facebook page of the PRC, the following dates should be marked in the calendar: June 2, in Davao City; June 3,...
Do it diplomatically but forcefully. This is the advice Rep. Rodente Marcoleta gave to Renato Pedro Villa, Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), on how to deal with the claim of 12,000 Filipino overseas workers (OFWs) of unpaid back wages estimated to reach P1-billion. "I will...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued show-cause orders (SCOs) to 25 electric cooperatives and three private distribution utilities (DUs), mandating them to explain why they failed to justify pass-through fuel costs that they have reflected in the electricity bills of their customers....
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, May 31, confirmed the appointments of seven ambassadors and 85 senior military officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, concurrent CA chairman, banged the gavel to officially announce...
Concessionaire-firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) claimed that its overall performance has improved, compared to the time when the transmission system was still operated by the government. In a statement to the media, NGCP said, its “overall performance in operating the grid...
