The workplace is becoming a more challenging setting than ever before, especially now that a post-pandemic world is looming with more people going back to buildings, offices, and factories. With more people, there will be greater stress on our transportation system, with longer lines and...
'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino In relation to my column on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) last March 10, 2022, I stated my view that in order for the Philippines to maximize the benefits that the RCEP promises, we should first ensure the ratification of...
A 47-year-old man who was beset by family problems climbed a billboard in a “suicide attempt” in Muntinlupa on July 21, according to the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management (MCDDRM). The unidentified man scaled the billboard at Sitio Lambunao, Block 23, Barangay...
The public was strongly warned against entertaining calls from individuals posing to be employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and claiming to be distributing “unclaimed” Covid-19 aid. (Unsplash) “A report from a concerned citizen was received by the Department that...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended cash assistance amounting to P6,168,299.35 to victims of the recent flash flood in Ifugao Province. Family food packs are unloaded at a warehouse of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Cordillera to be distributed to...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region I is encouraging students from the Ilocos Region to file their applications for the DOST Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS). (Photo from DOST) DOST calls on students with an aptitude for science and mathematics to take advantage of the...
Director General Danilo P. Cruz, the new head of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), took his oath of office Wednesday, July 20. TESDA In a Facebook post, TESDA said Cruz took his oath before Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma at the...
The trustees of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) have elected veteran banker Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso as president and general manager of the state-owned pension fund. Veloso, who was chosen by President Marcos to head the country's pension fund service for state workers, said...
The Catholic Grandparents Association of the Philippines is inviting grandparents and the elderly to join the Second Online National Conference for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 24 to 26 at 5 p.m. World Day of Grandparents & the Elderly (FACEBOOK) With the theme “In old age they will...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has prepared a program that will assist in the transition of new local officials in the management of local government units (LGUs) in Ilocos Region. The 2022 Newly-Elected Officials (NEO) Orientation for the governors, and city and...
‘The world will see a Black and Filipino Belle!’ Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. is set to become Belle in an ABC special, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Disney animated film “Beauty and the Beast.” Photo from Disney and @hermusicofficial on Instagram Based on the 1756 fairy tale by...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo We thought after the BSP delivered a decisive monetary action last Thursday, many market uncertainties would have died down. On the lighter side, as one broadsheet described the move as “surprised,”the BSP appeared to have done a patellar reflex, or an...
