The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has conferred university status to the Cotabato City State Polytechnic College (CCSPC) after it had complied with the agency's standards. CHED Chairman Prospero De Vera III (Photo from CHED) Republic Act No. 10585 was passed in the House of Representatives...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has launched a social media campaign that will help boost interaction between parents and their adolescent children as part of efforts to address teenage pregnancies in the country. (Screengrab from POPCOM's Facebook Page) Dubbed "Konektado...
The unused scholarship funds amounting to P1.7 billion will be returned to the government coffers, the Science Education Institute (SEI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has assured. (DOST-SEI) DOST-SEI Director Dr. Josette Biyo assured the public that the funds will be remitted...
Since it’s maiden public offering 30 years ago, the market capitalization of real estate giant Ayala Land Inc. has ballooned to over P500 billion from P42 billion, making ALI among the largest companies in the Philippine Stock Exchange Index. The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) and ALI have...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has extended the deadline for government workers to submit their entries for this year’s National Songwriting Contest from July 23 to July 31. (CSC Facebook page) The Commission announced the eight-day extension for submission of entries in a Facebook post on...
Government trading arm Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) was tagged anew as the culprit in the inability of government agencies to use of millions of pesos worth of important equipment and supplies urgently needed in the operations of said agencies. COA logo and building The...
Passers of the Nurses Licensure Examination take note. PRC/MB The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said new nurses will have their online oathtaking on August 16 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. It will be spearheaded by PRC Iloilo through Microsoft Teams. The Commission said inductees shall wear a...
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan, right, and national fencing team head coach Amat Canlas at the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament last April in Uzbekistan. (Photo courtesy of Amat Canlas) Finally, after a year of waiting, the Tokyo Olympics is set to formally on Friday, July 23. Filipino...
The new nutritionists and dietitians will have their online oathtaking this month. Comelec/MB The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said passers of the Licensure Examination for Nutritionists and Dietitians from previous years until August 2019 will have their online oathtaking on July 29 at...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma In mid-2020, House Deputy Speaker and Sorsogon Representative Evelina Escudero proposed the creation of a separate Department of Culture. This was prompted by the clamor for higher levels of budgetary support to agencies under the National Commission on Culture and Arts...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is offering Gender, Diversity, and Social Inclusion course for government executives, and human resource management (HRM) officers next month. (Civil Service Facebook page) In a Facebook post, the CSC announced that the course will be conducted virtually and will...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said passers of the Metallurgical Engineers Licensure Examination from previous years until July 2021 will have their online oathtaking on July 30. PRC/MB The Commission said the online oathtaking at 3 p.m. will be spearheaded by PRC Baguio through...
