After four weeks of meetings and deliberations, the 11th Pasig City Council has finally approved, on third and final reading, the proposed P15 billion annual budget of the city for fiscal year 2023. During its regular session on Thursday, Nov. 10, the city council passed on third reading the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is keen on creating more jobs for Filipinos as he met with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) to iron our plans to generate employment and attract investors. President Marcos meets members of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) in...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) is not in favor of postponing the December 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. PPCRV In a statement, the church-based poll watchdog group said the calls to postpone the BSKE seem to "undermine the barangay’s important...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has a new chairperson in the person of Ms. Evelyn R. Singson. PPCRV PPCRV said Singson is a well-known leader in the business world and of movements dedicated to national service, a TOWNS' (Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service)...
The Social Security System (SSS) on Monday, Aug. 1, announced that it will grant a Calamity Assistance Package to members and pensioners in areas declared under a state of calamity by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Social Security System (FACEBOOK) This is in light of...
The Pateros municipal government has imposed computer fees for various transactions including business permits, real property, and motor tricycle and operator permits. To impose the fees, the Pateros Municipal Council passed Municipal Ordinance 2022-18 amending the local Revenue Code and adding...
The Medical City and the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development are working together to reach this goal Health researchers are all the more essential, especially with the re-emergence of various transmissible and infectious diseases globally and in the Philippines. But with the...
Milkfish farm owners in La Union, one of the provinces devastated by Tropical Storm 'Maring' in 2021, were aided by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD). Photo courtesy of...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) has defended its decisions regarding the use of Covid vaccines, saying that its recommendations were always based on...
The Muntinlupa City Council passed a resolution interposing no objection to the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) Project that “will provide a road corridor to facilitate traffic flow from Metro Manila to the province of Laguna in Region IV.” Councilor Raul Corro, majority floor leader, said...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Mayor Rolando Uy is set to convene the City Peace Development and Security Council (CPDSC) to discuss a series of high-profile crime incidents in this city. Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy (Photo courtesy of Cagayan de Oro City Information Offic e) Uy, in a...
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), together with its affiliate organizations, supported President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to “extend” blended learning beyond Oct. 31 in selected Philippine areas. (Unsplash) Marcos, on Tuesday, July...
