The Quezon City government on Wednesday, July 20, announced that it has started administering Covid-19 vaccines in all the 66 health centers in the city. The intensified vaccination campaign which started on Tuesday, July 19, and will last until Friday, July 22, is being made due to the increase in...
From left: PCCI Cavite Inc.'s Secretary Dennis Eusebio; Mambog IV, Barangay, Captain Robert "Obet" Nolasco; and PCCI Cavite Inc.'s Chairman Gil Hernandez. The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cavite Inc., on the initiative of its chair, Mr. Gil Hernandez, and the new set of officers,...
Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada on Tuesday, July 19 expressed concern that the government’s plan to rightsize the bureaucracy could eventually lead to job mismatch. Estrada, who is likely to head the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment in the 19th Congress, said he is concerned over the...
The country’s K-12 basic education system failed to fulfill its promises, said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) ten years after the program was implemented in the Philippines. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Noong magsisimula ang K-12 na ito 10 years ago, pinag uusapan na natin...
The Senate Committee on Finance is ready to tackle the proposals seeking to rightsize the bureaucracy that would be filed in the Upper Chamber, Senator Sonny Angara said on Tuesday, July 19. Angara, who chairs the finance panel, said it is about time for the government to rightsize the bureaucracy...
Bicol's queen pineapple as well as the pili nut received support from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Science for Change Program (S4CP) by providing both products with innovation centers. Anya Roslin (from left), head of the S4C-Program Management Office, Project...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Sunday said that he supports the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) government rightsizing proposal, but not at the expense of government employees and contractual workers who may face unemployment, retrenchment, and displacement. If the proposed...
A group of senior citizens voiced their support to what it called the “long overdue” purge of the list of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) Senior Citizen Party-list Rep. Rodolfo...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) opened 10,000 slots for the GSIS Educational Subsidy Program (GESP) for the academic year 2022-2023. (GSIS) Under GESP, at least 10,000 college students will benefit P10,000 from GSIS every year until they finish their chosen courses. This...
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Logo Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo has been steadfast in removing “unqualified” and “ineligible” beneficiaries from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to provide better service to Filipinos who...
The Senate seeks discussion on the direction and request of the Executive branch in terms of legislation, including proposals to rightsize government as the 19th Congress opens July 25. ‘’I shall seek clarification first with the DBM (Department of Budget and Management) and the DOF (Department...
Former Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Thursday, July 14 said the Duterte administration was not interested in pushing through with proposals to rightsize government operations. Sotto said he had filed a bill in the 17th and 18th Congress but the past administration was not interested in...
