The implementation of the countrywide Alert Level System which was pilot-tested in Metro Manila to curb the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) transmission will start on Monday, Nov. 22, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III confirmed. “Simula...
(SCREENGRAB FROM PAGASA YOUTUBE CHANNEL) The shear line or tail-end of the frontal system could bring scattered light to, at times, heavy rains over Bicol region and Quezon province within the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System-Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) has secured the power to directly impose penalties on water concessionaires - Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Company, Inc. During a virtual public information drive on Friday, Nov. 19, MWSS Chief Regulator...
Nearly 70,000 members of the Social Security System (SSS) have been laid off from their jobs, and received unemployment benefits from the pension fund in the first three quarters of the year. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said on Thursday, Nov. 18,...
The Social Security System (SSS) recorded 1.34 million overseas Filipino worker (OFW) members as of June 2021, higher by over 800,000 from the same period in 2020. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said despite the pandemic, many Filipinos are...
While the formal basic education enrollment for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 increased by four percent, the informal education or the Alternative Learning System (ALS) saw a sharp decline with a 60 percent decrease in enrollment. Photo taken at Buenavista Elementary School in Sorsogon during the...
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...
