Various groups in the Philippines publicly condemned the National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) order for internet providers to block websites that are allegedly “affiliated, linked, and supporting terrorist organizations.” (Karapatan / Manila Bulletin) Among the groups who denounced...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, chairman of the Senate public order and dangerous drugs committee, on Thursday, June 23 welcomed the decision of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to block the websites perceived to be affiliated to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)- New...
The continuing voter registration will resume on July 4. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said the en banc approved on Wednesday, June 22, the resumption of continuing voter’s registration from July 4 to 23, 2022. He explained that the...
The Commission on Elections has denied the verified opposition to the substitution of Komunidad ng Pamilya, Pasyente at Persons with Disabilities (P3PWD) Party-List nominees filed by the Duterte Youth Party-List. Comelec/MB In a statement, Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said the en...
Outgoing Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday said the order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to block access to over 20 websites has a legal basis under the anti-terror law if these platforms are involved in financing the activities of the Communist Party of the...
A total of 3,037 examinees out of 4,766 passed the Architect Licensure Examination (ALE), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday night, June 22. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) In a statement, PRC said that the examination was held in Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo,...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) insisted Wednesday, June 22, that it followed regular processes in utilizing its funds for disaster response and Covid-19 pandemic even as the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged them for their low budget utilization rate. Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, Office of...
The Fred Hollows Foundation conducted an on-site eye screening and community visit for an Indigenous Peoples (IPs) community in Barangay Tongko Tayabas City, Quezon on Tuesday, June 21. (NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CALABARZON) In a Facebook post of the National Commission on...
Oathtaking schedules of new agriculturists and environmental planners are out! (PRC / Manila Bulletin) The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), in an advisory issued on Monday, June 20, announced that all new passers of the Agriculturist Licensure Exam are set to take oath on Wednesday, June...
"We will touch base with the widest women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and children’s rights constituencies in keeping with our reputation as the sole women’s partlylist in Congress.” This was stated by Gabriela Partylist Representative Arlene Brosas when she took her oath of...
Philippine Science High School (PSHS) Executive Director Lilia T. Habacon got the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award as a regional winner under the 2022 Search for Outstanding Government Workers. Philippine Science High School System Executive Director Lilia T. Habacon receives her certificate as...
Just in time for the 161st birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in partnership with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), launched a special exhibit in Museo de Calamba at the Rizal Shrine in Calamba, Laguna on Sunday, June...
