The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) expressed a willingness to work with other agencies and other stakeholders to ensure that the country will be able to produce competitive and qualified Human Resources for Health (HRH). CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera (Photo courtesy of CHED) “The...
Government officials and employees from various regions came together on Thursday, Sept. 28 to commemorate the 123rd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary (PCSA) with the nationwide “Medical Mission of Government Workers.” The medical mission aimed to provide essential medical and dental...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Philippines’ leading finance super app GCash have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to go after perpetrators of online fraud, e-scams, and other cybercrimes. Under the agreement, GCash will assist and cooperate with the SEC in...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said it is high time for the government to resolve expeditiously the issues of poverty and inequality being suffered by the members of the indigenous cultural communities (ICCs) in the country. It said the problems could be resolved with the immediate passage...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has relaxed the disclosure requirements for public offerings as part of guidelines issued to streamline the process for companies seeking to raise funds from the capital market. SEC Chairperson Emilio B. Aquino “The streamlined procedures are part of...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Davao de Oro 1st district Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora says the Office of the Vice President (OVP) welcomes the audit observation memo (AOM) from the Commission on Audit (COA). During the House plenary debate on the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the P9.1 million in backwages and benefits claimed by a former National Library of the Philippines (NLP) official who was dismissed from the government service when found guilty in an administrative charge in 1996 but was granted executive clemency in 2012....
The Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) UniFAST program urged the public to verify the links shared by individuals or groups that claim to assist in applying for the Tertiary Education Subsidy-Tulong Dunong Program. Photo from CHED "The Commission on Higher Education-UniFAST reiterates its...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has teamed up with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Open Ownership (OO) for the potential use of beneficial ownership data in curbing corruption in the government procurement process. The SEC and UNODC recently organized a focus...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has bypassed the ad interim appointment of Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Javier “Ted” Herbosa due to lack of material time. Health Secretary Teodoro Javier "Ted" Herbosa faces the Commission on Appointments' (CA) Committee meeting on the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is supportive of a move in Congress to lower taxes on stock transactions to boost and improve the competitiveness of the Philippine capital market. Albay 2nd District Representative Jose Ma. Clemente Salceda has filed House Bill No. 8958, or the...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Sept. 25 that 3,878 out of 6,833 examinees passed the September 2023 social workers licensure examination. Photo credit to PRC Patricia Marie Regalado Imperial of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP-Diliman) topped the board...
