Some P1 billion will be allocated to local government units (LGUs) for their Green, Green, Green Program, which aims to build green open spaces such as parks and plazas in their areas. Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the budget will benefit around 80...
Seven policemen, including an officer with a rank of Lieutenant Colonel, were demoted for implementing a search warrant issued by a local court on a wrong house in Zamboanga Sibugay last year, the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) disclosed on Wednesday, July 10. IAS Inspector General Brigido Dulay...
President Marcos has ordered the Justice department and police to come up with ways to ensure the safety of prosecutors in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. witnesses the signing of the 2024 Department of Justice - National Prosecution Service (DOJ-NPS) Rules on Preliminary...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing to issue an amended Circular that will simplify the award of petroleum service contracts (PSCs) to interested investors in the country’s upstream oil and gas industry. In a draft Circular that was furnished to the relevant industry stakeholders, the energy...
After its suspension last year, Malacañang has officially revoked the policy grating Career Executive Service (CES) ranks to graduates of master’s studies of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), citing the need to synchronize the standards and procedures for the conferment of...
The Marcos administration is set to settle all outstanding arrears for the health emergency allowance (HEA) owed to healthcare workers, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced. In a statement on Thursday, July 4, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the DBM will disburse...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has instructed government agencies with low budget utilization rates to submit their catch-up plans. In a DBM circular letter dated June 28, the budget department ordered heads of departments, agencies, bureaus, and offices of the national government to...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) vowed seamless services for its members and pensioners amid natural disasters. Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said that part of the pension fund's ongoing digital transformation efforts is to enhance its disaster recovery and...
(AFP) The House of Representatives and the Senate on Thursday, June 27, has achieved consensus to approve the two chambers’ joint version of a bill that seeks to impose value-added tax (VAT) on non-resident digital service providers, Albay 2nd district...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has been accelerating maintenance activities on its power lines and other facilities, so these can be ably prepared for the strike of extreme weather events -- including strong typhoons upon the onset of the ominous rainy season. Within this...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has greenlit the release of P14 billion to cover the regular pension requirements of military retirees for the period of July to September 2024. The approval, granted on June 14, 2024, comes in response to the Department of National Defense (DND) –...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles expressed confidence that implementing the Career Service Eligibility-Preference Rating (CSE-PR) for specific government workers would significantly expand the pool of civil service eligibles, particularly with over 200,000 government...
