The tally of registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards has breached 35 million, but this number is relatively small compared to the sum total of unregistered SIMs which currently is at 133,643,043. SIM card (Unsplash) The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), on its latest tally, ...
The Insurance Commission’s (IC) move to increase the minimum catastrophe insurance rates is an anti-competitive policy that will just incentivize cartels and pass on additional burdens to consumers in the form of price hikes. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee Thus, underscored AGRI Party-list Rep....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Saturday, Feb. 25 that the new 7th District Representative may be proclaimed on Sunday morning, Feb. 26. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman George Garcia cast his vote for the special election of the representative of the 7th District of Cavite...
Baguio residents may now conveniently avail of the Professional Regulation Commission’s (PRC) services as a mobile outreach program is set to be conducted in the area on Saturday, July 2. (Professional Regulation Commission) Mobile services that will be offered include the application for...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. reiterated his continuous commitment to promoting Philippine culture and preserving and protecting the country's cultural heritage. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this at the National Commission for Culture and...
PRC / MANILA BULLETIN The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Wednesday, Feb. 22, announced that 1,614 out of 3,732 successfully passed the February 2023 Master Plumbers Licensure Examination. Courtesy of PRC The University of the Philippines Diliman was hailed as the top-performing school...
The foreign affairs committee of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) deferred Wednesday, February 22, deliberations on the nomination of an envoy to Papua New Guinea. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, committee chairman, deferred the nomination of Bienvenido Tejano until the sexual...
The Commission on Elections has named Brian Raymund Yamsuan as the new first nominee of the Bicol Saro party-list following the vacancy in the seat for party-list representatives in the House of Representatives (HOR). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In the statement provided by Comelec spokesman Atty....
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Wednesday, Feb. 22, announced an additional face-to-face oathtaking date for new Agriculturists. PRC / MANILA BULLETIN It will be on March 16 at the Insular Hotel, Davao City. "All successful examinees who are interested to attend the face-to-face...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, February 22, confirmed the nomination and ad interim appointment of 15 senior officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) including the country's ambassador to New Zealand. The CA confirmed Kira Azucena as Philippine ambassador to New...
Is this one reason why the illegal drug problem in the country continues to persist? Seized illegal drugs. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Congressmen learned during a House Committee on Dangerous Drugs hearing Tuesday, Feb. 21 about a "commission" scheme allegedly perpetrated by...
Civil Service Commission Chairperson Karlo Nograles underscored the importance of having mental and physical fitness programs to ensure a healthy and productive workforce. (CSC / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, Nograles stated that these are essential to promote employee well-being. CSC stated...
