ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development awarded 66 local government units in Western Visayas region for their strong programs in promoting child welfare. DSWD-6 Regional Director Arwin Razo led the conferment of the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance as part of this...
Senator Loren Legarda highlighted the significance of gender-responsive disaster risk governance, recognizing the role of women as leaders and agents of change. "These girls already have a vision for a future where they can thrive. Our role is to ensure they have the resources, education, and...
State-run Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) admitted that it is encountering difficulties in complying with the Governance Commission for government-owned and controlled corporations (GCG). Rafael D. Consing Jr., MIC president and chief executive officer, disclosed that the oversight body for...
The measure seeking to fully digitalize government transactions has advanced further in the Senate following the formal filing of the committee report consolidating all bills on e-governance. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, chairman of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, introduced...
By MYRNA VELASCO The grinding task of ensuring ‘fair and transparent’ trading outcomes in the electricity reserve market has been tossed as a responsibility of the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), which is also the governance body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot...
The Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) said that appointive directors for state-owned companies are chosen according to their integrity, experience, education, and competence. At the 16th Meeting of the Asia Network on Corporate Governance of State-Owned...
Three state-run banks and insurance corporations received the highest ratings for corporate governance in 2022 from the Governance Commission of GOCCs (GCG). During the Government-owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCC) governance awards on Monday, Nov. 20, the Land Bank of the Philippines...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) received its highest performance grade from the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG). In 2022, GCG awarded the BCDA with an overall rating of 96.80 percent, beating its scores from the past seven years. In...
Mayors 4 Good Governance conveners (from left to right) Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte Mayor Rommel Arnado, Dumaguete Mayor Felipe Remollo, Isabela de Basilan Mayor Sithi Hataman, and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong. (M4GG Facebook page) Six mayors from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao urged...
In line with their respective administration's advocacies towards "people-oriented" policies and public service, four city mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) have signed the "Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) Manifesto." These NCR mayors include Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, Quezon...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has named Supreme Court Assistant Court Administrator and Public Information Office Chief Brian Keith Hosaka as a commissioner of the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG). *GCG Commissioner Brian Keith Hosaka (ANC...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 31, institutionalizing the Philippine Open Government System (PH-OGP), which would oversee and implement the country's commitments to the OGP. *File photos* The EO, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on June 20,...
