The Civil Service Commission (CSC) urged on Monday, May 8 college graduates with honors to apply for eligibility. Graduates with summa cum laude, magna cum laude, or cum laude Latin honors may apply for eligibility with CSC which may be used in applying for government positions. The CSC grants the...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, May 8 criticized the relocation of three historic monuments in San Juan honoring Katipunan founder Andres Bonifacio, revolutionary general Emilio Jacinto, and nationalist writer Dr. Jose Rizal. Ejercito expressed his disappointment after seeing the...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann reiterated the agency’s commitment to support elite athletes as far as resources and policies would allow. Bachmann, who has been cheering on our athletes fighting in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, praised the national...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is requiring system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to submit data on contracted capacities to be awarded for its ancillary services (AS) procurements, to help assess cost impact on consumers. “We are asking them (NGCP) for the...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Thursday, May 4, announced that only 4,139 examinees have passed the April 2023 Criminologist Licensure Examination. (PRC / Manila Bulletin File Photo) PRC on Thursday said 13,000 individuals took the licensure exam. It was given in 30 testing centers...
After retiring its 98,000 Vote-Counting Machines (VCM) last used in the highly-criticized May 2022 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) unveiled on Thursday, May 4, the latest specifications it is eyeing to have for a new set of machines that will be used in the 2025 polls. Commission on...
Senator Raffy Tulfo deplored the sky-high charges of energy generation companies (gencos) despite the drop in prices of coal in the global price index. Compared to other countries in Asia, Philippines has one of the highest electricity costs even though the price of coal imports is all based on the...
Factoring in macroeconomic fundamentals that affected technology prices and project financing, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued preliminary green energy auction reserve (GEAR) prices for the second round of tendering for renewable energy (RE) capacities to be administered by the...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Saturday morning, April 29, that 5,887 out of 16,936 passed the Civil Engineers Licensure Examination held on April 23 and 24. Garret Wilkenson Ching Sia from De La Salle University (DLSU) - Manila and Alexis Castillo Alegado from Mariano...
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is eyeing on elevating its legal tussle with News and Entertainment Network Corp. (Newsnet) to the Supreme Court after the appellate court rules on the enforcement of an earlier ruling by the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA). “The Court of Appeals...
The Philippines successfully steered clear of the United States Special 301 Watch List of countries with intellectual property violations and concerns for ten consecutive years and was even recognized for its enforcement practices to prevent unauthorized camcording. This was contained in the United...
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said they are assessing if it is legally and technically feasible to deactivate services, such as social media access, for those who refuse to register their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. SIM card (Unsplash) NTC Deputy Commissioner Jon Paulo...
