The government has allowed companies registered with investment promotion agencies (IPAs) to temporarily defer their tax incentives in a bid to help them recover from the impact of the ongoing fuel crisis. In Resolution No. 011-2026 dated May 18 but only made public on Aug. 26, the Cabinet-level...
Amid recent incidents of violence in schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) said it is targeting to deploy 10,000 School Counselor Associates (SCAs) nationwide by the end of the year to provide mental health support to learners. The agency said it shortened its standard hiring process to 36...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) finally noticed, and is now doing something about the policies and procedures governing its Reserve Force following a social media backlash over a photo of a reservist who has more medals than the highest military official in the country. In a statement,...
BACOLOD CITY – One-hundred sixty-seven police officers from the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) were promoted, with Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, leading their oathtaking, donning, and pinning of ranks here on Wednesday, July 29. Forty-one were from...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – One-hundred seventy-six police personnel in the Caraga region were promoted in a ceremony at the Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13) headquarters here on Wednesday, July 30. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano Magistrado IV administered...
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 274 police personnel in Eastern Visayas were promoted in a ceremony at the Police Regional Office-8 on Wednesday, July 29. They were 30 majors, four captains, four lieutenants, two executive master sergeants, 22 chief master sergeants, three senior master sergeants, 44...
Hundreds of police officers were promoted in simultaneous ceremonies in the Ilocos, Cordillera, and Cagayan Valley regions on Wednesday, July 29. A total of 196 Police Regional Office-1 personnel were promoted at the PRO-1 Grandstand in Camp Brig. Gen. Oscar M. Florendo, Parian, City of San...
The country’s investment promotion agencies (IPAs) are aiming to approve at least ₱4.5-trillion worth of investments under the government’s new investment promotion framework, which seeks to incentivize innovation-driven projects. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary and...
Two Police Regional Office-1 (Ilocos) majors were promoted to police lieutenants colonel during a ceremony led by PRO-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jovencio S. Badua Jr. in San Fernando City, La Union on Monday, June 15. Promoted were Adriano C. Licudan Jr. and Julius R. Basallo. They were promoted for...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Two officers of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera Administrative Region were promoted to lieutenant colonel during a ceremony in this camp on Monday, June 15. Promoted were Majors Dominic Rosario of the Kalinga Police Provincial Office and Crispin Simon Jr. of the...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Two police majors from the Philippine National Police Academy Class Masaligan 2011 were promoted to the rank of police lieutenant colonel during an oath-taking and donning of ranks ceremony in Camp Olivas here on Monday. Promoted were Santi Frey Lorenzo and Karl...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday, June 14, said the delayed confirmation of five generals has begun affecting the military 's organizational structure and readiness, as the appointments remain pending amid the ongoing leadership dispute in the Senate. AFP spokesperson Col....
