As part of their committment to voters, presidential and vice presidential aspirants should join the debates, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said on Saturday, Jan. 22. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez answers questions from the media during a press briefing at the...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has debunked claims that COVID-19 vaccines caused "depopulation" in the country, which has been circulating in social media and triggered hesitancy among the public. FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN POPCOM Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III...
Amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) Contact Center ng Bayan (CCB) has posted a resolution rate of 99.69 percent. (CSC / MANILA BULLETIN) According to CSC, this means that the CCB resolved a total of 211,726 transactions in 2021 out of a total of...
The passers of the Agriculturists Licensure Examination will have their online oathtaking on Feb. 10. PRC/MB The Professional Regulation Commission said the online oathtaking at 10 a.m. will be spearheaded by PRC-Tuguegarao through Microsoft Teams or Zoom. The Commission reminded inductees to wear...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Friday, Jan. 21, announced that the computer-based licensure examination (CBLE) scheduled for psychologists in Cebu next month shall be taken as pen-and-paper examination instead. PRC/MB The Commission cited the devastating aftermath of Super Typhoon...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, Jan. 20 announced the start of the printing of Local Absentee Voting (LAV) ballots. Comelec/MB "Printing of official Local Absentee Voting (LAV) ballots will begin tonight, at the National Printing Office," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday called on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to ensure that there would be no power interruptions during the May 2022 election period so keep the integrity and credibility of the elections intact. Hontiveros pointed out that failure to ensure uninterrupted...
The National Youth Commission (NYC) on Wednesday, Jan. 19, urged the public and private education stakeholders to heed the call for a national academic break following the rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) "As the country...
The printing of ballots for the May 2022 polls may start Thursday, Jan. 20. Comelec/MB "Tentative start of ballot printing is tomorrow, 20 January 2022," the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Wednesday, Jan. 19. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez revealed why the printing committee pushed back...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Jan. 19, assured that the decision on the disqualification cases of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not being delayed. Comelec/MB "Hindi naman po tama ‘yung sinasabi na dine-delay namin para daw...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved five corporations that will acquire the bad loans and non-performing assets (NPAs) of financial institutions affected by the pandemic-induced crisis, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, the DOF said that five Financial...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Wednesday, Jan. 19 that it amended the interim guidelines on the use of leave credits for absences due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine and/or treatment. (CSC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement, CSC said that under CSC Resolution No....
