Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, January 10 said officials who would be found responsible for the system glitch that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on New Year’s Day should be held accountable. Ejercito made the call ahead of the Senate Committee on Public...
Senator Joseph Victor ”JV” Ejercito on Thursday, January 5 expressed his disappointment at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) failure to back up the air traffic management system (ATMS) of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) despite being granted sufficient...
JobStreet, the leading online job platform in Southeast Asia, has identified six skills that employers will be looking for in candidates and ensure job seekers become ready in the competitive job market this year. In a statement, JobStreet by SEEK said these skills are digital literacy,...
The Department of Education Central Office (DepEd CO) received the Bronze Award in the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM) from the Civil Service Commission (CSC) for its continued outstanding practice in human resource management. DepEd...
The Communication, Navigation and Surveillance for Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) system at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) was disabled by a power outage at around 9:50 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, triggering the cancellation of some 300 flights affecting around 56,000...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista has recommended to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. the installation of another back-up system for the air traffic management system of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). Bautista said he mentioned the...
Around 56,000 international and domestic airline passengers coming and heading to Manila were affected due to the technical glitch at the air traffic management system of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) since Sunday morning, Jan. 1. The passengers were on board 282 flights...
2023 budget to address immediate concerns—DBM By Chino S. Leyco The spending priorities of the Marcos administration’s first national budget for the new year, amounting to P5.268 trillion, is the starting point of the eight-point socioeconomic agenda in the near term. This aims to address the...
In a government agency or a local government unit (LGU), there are workers who are under a contract of service (COS) or a job order (JO) scheme. Though they are not classified as “regular” workers, their services are vital and needed to ensure that the government’s programs, projects, and...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said it will use the technology to transform the government’s procurement policies and processes to boost public trust on their government. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the procurement policies and processes of the government need to...
The Public Financial Management Committee (PFMC) has made significant strides toward achieving the Marcos administration’s socioeconomic goals of bureaucratic efficiency and sound fiscal management. During the recent PFMC meeting, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman reiterated their continued...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now pushing for the establishment of a national traffic enforcement and management center that would oversee the implementation of an efficient road safety policy and traffic administration. Gatchalian said it is imperative for the government to put in place a...
