ZAMBOANGA CITY - P/BGen. Neil Alinsañgan took over the helm of the Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) during turnover ceremonies on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the PRO-9 headquarters in Camp Abendan, Barangay Mercedes here. P/BGen. Neil Alinsañgan takes over the helm of Police Regional Office-9 from...
The Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) has suspended the procurement of non-common use supplies and equipment (Non-CSE) for government agencies. In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 16, Dennis Santiago, PS-DBM executive director, announced the indefinite suspension on the...
TACLOBAN CITY – It will be Brigadier General Rommel Francisco Marbil who will serve as the new regional director in Police Regional Office-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas). Photo via Tonette Marticio Marbil, a member of the Philippine Military Academy 'Sambisig' Class of 1991, replaced Brigadier...
The Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) on Friday, Aug. 12, has turned over to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) documents related to the controversial Department of Education (DepEd) laptops. Dennis S. Santiago, PS-DBM executive director, said they also...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture-Region 1 which is based in this city has a new regional executive director. Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) She is Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan, also a certified public accountant, was named to the post on Monday, August 8....
The World Bank is eager on supporting the government’s bid to digitalize services and modernize the bureaucracy, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement Thursday, Aug. 11, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the Washington-based multilateral institution was willing to extend...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda explained on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 6 just how imperative it is for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to settle the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) leadership squabble as soon as possible. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda "The leadership...
A total of P30-million worth of scholarship funds has been allotted for the skills training to residents of areas affected by the recent magnitude 7 earthquake in Northern Luzon, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced Friday, August 5. TESDA In a statement, TESDA...
The recovery in air travel remains strong, based on the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s first half of the year passenger data released last night, August 4. “Demand for air travel remains strong. After two years of lockdowns and border restrictions people are taking advantage of...
Global air cargo markets are healthy and stable, according to the latest findings of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released Wednesday night (August 3). “Air cargo demand over the first half of 2022 was 2.2 percent above pre-COVID levels (first half 2019)," said Willie Walsh,...
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Danilo Cruz has expressed his desire for the agency to provide more training that will improve the economic and social standing of the Filipino workforce. TESDA/MB He said this during his first flag raising ceremony as...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects the Philippine economy to grow at a much faster pace this year despite accelerating consumer prices. In the Asian Development Outlook 2022 Supplement report released on Thursday, July 21, the Manila-based multilateral institution raised its gross domestic...
