The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the Philippine Army (PA) have recently formed new battalions to further strengthen their air defense and field artillery units, the military said Thursday, June 24. Major Gen. Nestor Herico, PMC Commandant, led the activation of the Shore-Based Air Defense...
PLDT Inc. will triple its international capacity as it activates the US-Transpacific Jupiter cable system this July, the telco disclosed Friday, June 24. Jupiter will increase PLDT’s international capacity of 20 Terabit/s to about 60 Terabit/s to US and Japan. “Specifically, it will fortify the...
Days before the Duterte administration ended, Malacañang issued Executive Order (EO) No. 174, establishing the expanded career progression system for public school teachers. File Photo (Noel B. Pabalate) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed EO 174 by the authority of President Duterte...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, June 23 criticized the delays in the printing and delivery of the National ID designed to provide Filipino people a valid proof of identity in one card. Poe said the long wait of six months to over a year to get the ID is "unjustifiable." She emphasized that the...
The University of the Philippines (UP) calls for donations for the proposed UP Diliman Main Library "UPgrade". (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES) This "UPgrade", which is a project of the UP System, targets to renovate and restore the UP Diliman Main Library as a part of its 100th year anniversary....
A new maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility for the egress components of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) assets will soon rise in Floridablanca, Pampanga. The Philippine Air Force (PAF) holds a groundb breaking ceremony for its Martin-Baker maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility in...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) allotted close to P272 million worth of emergency loans for members and pensioners affected by massive flooding brought by heavy rains in Davao de Oro province in April. (GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM) GSIS is accepting applications until July 5,...
Besting more than 100 delegates from various countries, two awards were received by a grade 11 student from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) during the International Model United Nations (IMUN) 2022 held in Atma Jaya Catholic University in Jakarta, Indonesia. ohn Anton Benedict G. Garcia...
Philippine Science High School (PSHS) Executive Director Lilia T. Habacon got the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award as a regional winner under the 2022 Search for Outstanding Government Workers. Philippine Science High School System Executive Director Lilia T. Habacon receives her certificate as...
REGULAR commuters in Iloilo City still scramble to get rides, especially rush hour, as the city government implements a modernized transportation that is supposed to phase out old jeepneys and replace them with mini-buses. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Progressive group Bayan Panay is calling on the...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) granted a total of P221 billion of loans to 1.38 million active members and pensioners nationwide from January 2021 to May 15, 2022. (GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM) “We rolled out several programs under our 'Ginhawa for All' benefit bundles to...
From left to right: Mr. Cristeto Ocampo, TIEZA’s Travel Tax Department Manager, Mr. Mark Lapid, TIEZA’s Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Ann Margaret Saldaña, MyEG Philippines Chief Executive Officer, and Ms. Israelita Choa, MyEG Philippines Accounts and E-Gov Operations Manager Tourism...
