Communications Secretary Martin Andanar lauded how government media has "come a long way" in communicating with the public, saying its operations have definitely improved under the Duterte administration. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar and other key officials of the Presidential...
Real property valuations of local government units (LGUs) are not increasing fast enough to keep up with the market values of land in the country, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. During the virtual Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) webinar Thursday, Oct. 21, Jose Antonio Tan III, ADB...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) on Tuesday, Oct. 19, urged government agencies to pay unremitted premium contributions to avail of penalty condonation. GSIS (Facebook) "We encourage government agencies to enter into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with GSIS to assist you in settling...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is urging government agencies to pay unremitted premium contributions to avail of penalty condonation. In a statement, Rolando Macasaet, GSIS president and general manager said on Tuesday, Oct. 19, said that government agencies are encouraged...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that sustainable communication which advocates for actionable responses to societal issues should be introduced in government media. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar (Photo from PCOO Facebook page) Andanar, who heads the Presidential Communications...
Benchmark interest rates moved sideways on Monday, Oct. 18, as yields for the three-month and one-year IOUs resumed their increase, while the six-month paper marginally dropped. The 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, went up to 1.113 percent from 1.095 percent a week...
State-owned companies dividend payments were slashed by more than half in the first nine-months of the year, data from the Department of Finance (DOF) revealed. The DOF reported it collected P53.1 billion from government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) in January to September, lower by 60...
The provincial government of La Union has stopped the quarry operations along Aringay River in Tubao for alleged violation of national laws and provincial ordinances. In a letter dated September 23, 2021, the provincial government asked a certain Edelberto C. Garcia "to cease and desist your...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has vowed to push for the improvement of migrant workers' employment contracts during the first meeting of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Government Sector in Switzerland this month. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO /...
The Pasay City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) reported a downtrend in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the city. The CESU reported to Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano that 269 new cases were recorded on Oct. 12. Based on the surveillance unit’s report on Oct. 14, only 88 out of 201...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city government will follow the decision of the Inter Agency Task Force on the next alert level that will be imposed in the National Capital Region (NCR). Metro Manila is under Alert Level 4 until Oct. 15. According to city Public Information Office...
Some senators on Wednesday suggested that local government units (LGUs) should take the lead in feeding programs administered by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) and other government agencies. During the Senate finance subcommittee’s hearing on the budget of Department of Health (DOH) and its...
