Thanks to her efforts during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has been named as the "Government Hero of the Year" by the prestigious Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Facebook) “It is truly...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, November 13, urged the government to make sure that former rebels are receiving the benefits that have been promised to them under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP). ECLIP is a package of assistance provided to former rebels....
Rookie congressman Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Almario has been given a huge task in his fledgling career as a legislator: he is to lead the fine-tuning of the proposed bills on e-government and e-governance--both priority measures of the Marcos administration. Davao Oriental 2nd...
Around 90 fourth-year public administration students from the Bicol University — Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance and Development visited Pasig City on Thursday, Nov. 10, to embark on a benchmarking study tour. Photo from Pasig PIO City officials warmly welcomed the students and their...
House Deputy Speaker and TUCP Party-list Rep. Raymond Mendoza believes that indigent jobseekers should be entitled to a 20 percent discount when applying for government clearances. Mendoza’s House Bill (HB) 5553 or the “Poor Job Applicants Discount Bill” seeks to do just that for impoverished...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) vowed to automate its key processes and systems to improve customer service. Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said the pension fund will focus on digital transformation to provide the “ultimate customer experience" for its over...
A total of 611 former rebels received P45.79-million in financial and livelihood assistance through the national government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) program since July 2022, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday, Nov. 9. In...
The Philippines is now ready to move forward from the Covid-19 crisis, but the government must now allow private hospitals to procure vaccines on their own as part of the long-term plans in dealing with the virus. GoNegosyo Founder Joey Concepcion made the call during a recent town hall meeting...
The Department of Finance (DOF) will continue borrowing mostly from the domestic debt markets under the Marcos administration on the back of the growing appetite of Filipino retail investors in government securities. In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 23, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said...
The House of Representatives Committee on Local Government has approved a piece of legislation that mandates the creation of Barangay Pulung Bulu in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. The panel– which is chaired by Valenzuela 1st district Rep. Rex Gatchalian–approved on first reading House...
Benchmark yields for short-term loans went up after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) delivered another large interest rate hike last week. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Aug. 22, the bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, rose to 2.070 percent...
Outstanding jail personnel, local government units (LGUs) and other government agencies were honored as the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) celebrated its 31st founding anniversary on Monday, Aug. 22. With the theme ‘Matatag na Pamamahala ng Piitan, Kasangga Tungo sa Mas Ligtas na...
