ILOILO CITY – Stakeholders from the resort-island of Boracay have joined the roadshow in South Korea promoting the country’s meetings, incentives, conventions, conferences, exhibitions, and events or MICE destinations. The Department of Tourism (DOT)-6 (Western Visayas) led by Regional Director...
Recognizing the need to invest in a cyber-resilient future for the Philippines, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday, Oct. 16, hosted the "HackforGov Finals: Capture-the-Flag Competition 2023" in Manila. Participants preparing for the "HackforGov Finals:...
While Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa has expressed his intent to fight for the confidential funds of the Department of Education (DepEd), he will however, not "die" for it. In an interview on Monday, Oct. 16, Dela Rosa said that he would first get the consensus of his colleagues if they are for or...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has increased the maternity and death benefits for workers in the sugar industry under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) fund. This, after Labor Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma signed DOLE Administrative Order No. 318, expanding the workers’...
Senator Mark A. Villar on Monday, Oct. 16, urged all concerned government agencies of the country to exhaust all available means to secure the safety of Filipinos in Israel and Gaza. In a statement, Villar expressed his utmost concern regarding the safety of Filipino migrants in the areas of...
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary for Scientific and Technical Services Maridon Sahagun invited the public to join the 2023 National Youth Science, Technology, and Innovation Festival (NYSTIF). Photo credit to DOST Scheduled from Oct. 25 to 28 at The Forum Tent, PICC in...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Monday, Oct. 16 that the House of Representatives (HOR) cyberattack may have been carried out by local hackers. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) READ:...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be pursuing a ‘comprehensive study’ to assess the impact as well as technical intricacies in the power system if the threshold for retail competition in the restructured electricity sector will be brought down to 100 kilowatts (kW) from currently at...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), on Sunday, Oct. 15, urged the adoption of "infrastructure thinking" and "digital to the core" (DTTC) principles to drive forward the digital transformation journey of the department. Department of Social Welfare and Development /...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Sunday, Oct. 15, said the hacking incident in the House of Representatives (HOR) website is currently under investigation. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) "The Department of Information and...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Sunday, Oct. 15, that 131 Filipinos have already left Gaza City as the Philippine government works to bring them back home amid the violence that erupted between Israel and militant group Hamas. Smoke billows from the Gaza's Rafah border crossing...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the government to hasten the development of transmission facilities for offshore wind (OSW) projects to boost the renewable energy (RE) sector’s contribution to the country’s energy requirements. Gatchalian also said doing so would secure the...
