Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) described the first day of its Register Anywhere Project (RAP) on Saturday, Dec. 17, as “successful.” “Ito ang unang araw ng Registered Anywhere Project...Nakamonitor po kami sa lahat ng ating RAP sites...initially po napaka-successful (This...
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and UP Visayas - Iloilo City garnered perfect passing scores in the October 2022 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) secondary level. Photo from the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) website All 90 and 51 LEPT...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Friday, Dec. 16, released the results for the October 2022 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) both in elementary and secondary levels. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC advised that 49,783 out of 91,468 (54.43%) successfully passed the LET for the...
As the Catholic Church starts the observance of the nine-day “Simbang Gabi,” Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care, expressed support for the celebration of the votive masses as well as the Misa...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. bared that the European Commission has pledged to help the Philippines fix its long-time unresolved deficiencies in its maritime education to finally secure European accreditation. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds bilateral meeting with...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it already submitted on Thursday, Dec. 15, the necessary documents on the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines to the Commission on Audit (COA). In a statement, this move of the DOH is in accordance with the special audit to be conducted by COA for the Covid-19...
Next year, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo will have the chance to prove before the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) t hat he his qualified for the Cabinet position. Yesterday, the CA bypassed for the second time his appointment because its...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division granted the petition to disqualify Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba for violating Sec. 261 (v) (2) of the Omnibus Election Code (OEC) and Resolution No. 10747. MB file photo In the resolution released on Thursday, Dec. 15, the Second Division...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has confirmed that the Bank of the Philippine Islands’ P5-billion 1.5-year Peso Fixed-Rate Bonds due 2024 called BPI Reinforcing Inclusive Support for MSMEs Bonds (BPI RISE Bonds) has qualified as ASEAN Social Bonds. The bank said in a disclosure to the...
Nothing brings more comfort than seeing real practitioners rise above the ranks and get appointed to the top of their respective fields, Sen. Grace Poe said on Wednesday, December 14. Poe made the remark during Ernesto Maceda Jr.’s confirmation hearing before the Commission on Appointments (CA)....
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Vaccine makers Pfizer and AstraZeneca have agreed to “disclose” the Covid-19 vaccine purchase agreement with the Philippines under specific conditions, the...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, a slew of key presidential appointments just before Congress adjourns for the Christmas break. It was a particularly emotional confirmation that Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Ernesto Ferdinand P. Maceda went...
