The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) launched the “Dangerous Drugs and Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals Monitoring System (DDCPEC-MS), a scheme that will monitor the regulated dangerous drugs and prevent the diversion of chemicals used in...
(SCREENGRAB FROM PAGASA YOUTUBE CHANNEL) Cloudy and rainy weather prevails over some areas in Luzon and Mindanao due to the prevalence of the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and shear line, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on...
(SCREENGRAB FROM PAGASA FACEBOOK) Several parts of the country may continue to experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers due to the prevalence of a low pressure area (LPA) and intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). The LPA, which is embedded along the ITCZ, was estimated at 615 kilometers...
The Social Security System (SSS) settled a total of 7,158 online funeral claim applications from January to June 2021, amounting to P166.31 million, higher by 313.7 percent from the second semester of 2020. SSS In a statement released Monday, Nov. 15, SSS President and Chief Executive Officer...
Members and pensioners of the Government Service Insurance Systems (GSIS) were urged to update their information in the GSIS database, an official of the agency said Monday, Nov. 15. GSIS In a Laging Handa briefing, GSIS North Luzon Office Vice President Isagani del Rosario called on members and...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has recorded over 4.4 million active users of Safe, Swift and Smart Travel Management System or S-PaSS. Safe, Swift and Smart Travel Management System or S-PaSS (DOST) S-PaSS serves as a one-stop online communication and coordination platform for...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said that funeral claims increased more than threefold in the first semester of the year driven by various online service facilities introduced by the pension fund. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said the company...
The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has decided to keep Metro Manila under its current alert level 2 status until the end of the month, while Catanduanes will be placed under alert level 4 of the country's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic...
A countrywide implementation of the alert level system is seen as an effective way to contain the transmission of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said. He based his assessment on the steady decline in...
Over 40 million Filipinos are now registered with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said that a total of 40,264,550 Filipinos have completed their Step 2 registrations as of end-October, bringing the agency closer to the goal of registering at...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has decided to ease restrictions on some alert levels under the government's new coronavirus (COVID-19) response system, particularly those in gyms and face-to-face classes. (Photo via Pixabay) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement after...
The government's pandemic task force has decided to downgrade Mountain Province to the general community quarantine (GCQ) starting November 16 while more areas in the country shift to the new Alert Levels System (ALS). File Photo (Ali Vicoy) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
