The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Friday, Oct. 22, that there is nothing irregular in its engagement with financial service providers (FSPs) for the distribution of the second tranche of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash subsidies. Manual SAP payout in San Mateo,...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said Friday, Oct. 22, that the barangay officials and Sanggunian Members may apply for special eligibilities as provided under the law. (CSC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The CSC urged the local government officials to take advantage of the Barangay Official...
Maynilad Water Services Inc. will push back by another week its pipe realignment activity to give its 2.9 million customers more time to prepare for the estimated four-day water service interruption. In a statement, Maynilad said that it moved the schedule of service interruptions from October 25,...
Instead of a fare increase, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it is planning to implement programs that will provide financial assistance to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators as a way to cushion the impact of the rising pump prices. (ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) on Tuesday, Oct. 19, urged government agencies to pay unremitted premium contributions to avail of penalty condonation. GSIS (Facebook) "We encourage government agencies to enter into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with GSIS to assist you in settling...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is urging government agencies to pay unremitted premium contributions to avail of penalty condonation. In a statement, Rolando Macasaet, GSIS president and general manager said on Tuesday, Oct. 19, said that government agencies are encouraged...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Monday, Oct. 18, issued a show cause order against two consortiums operating along the EDSA Busway for deploying insufficient numbers of buses on the route and for not paying the salary of their drivers and conductors under the...
Maynilad Water Services Inc. has announced a four-day water interruption next week affecting 2.9 million people in its west zone concession area. The water interruption will pave the way for the company's massive pipeline replacement as part of the flood control project of the Department of Public...
The government is expecting P492.4 billion worth of investments if the oil and gas service contracts (SCs) to be awarded under the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP) designed by the Duterte administration will eventually reach commercial development and production phases....
The country’s external debt service burden rose by 21.6 percent to $5.93 billion as of end-July from $4.88 billion in the same time in 2020, based on Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data. External debt principal payments increased by 37.39 percent year-on-year to $4.47 billion from $3.25...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the Philippines needs the passage of key economic reform measures to bring in more capital and spur job creation in the medium- to long-term. Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said Friday, Oct. 15, that Congress should pass the amendments to the Foreign...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated some P9 million worth of smuggled agricultural products in a raid in a warehouse in Valenzuela City. The joint team from the MICP-CIIS and PCG (Manila International Container Port-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (MICP-CIIS) and operatives of...
