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The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday, February 4, confirmed the ad interim appointments of 19 foreign service officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).   Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the CA Committee on Foreign Affairs,...

By Derco Rosal For the first time in 10 years, the government has increased allowances for national employees working overseas to address the rising cost of living. On Oct. 30, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. issued an executive order to update the regulations governing the payment of various...

A ranking congressman is pursuing a new retroactive retirement plan for the country’s foreign service officers in an effort to upgrade their pensions when they reach old age or suffer some other disability. 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list...