Government workers who will be absent for getting vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be considered excused, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has started administering booster shots to at least 1,163 of its frontliners under the A1 category, a military official disclosed Wednesday, Nov. 24. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) starts administering booster shots to its frontliners under the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transport Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to include public utility vehicles (PUV) drivers and operators in the government’s service contracting program. Hontiveros said that while she supports a...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is accepting anew applications for new transport network companies (TNCs) to invite "healthy competition" among market players. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In its Memorandum Circular 2021-066, the LTFRB lifted the moratorium on the...
K-pop boy band EXO member Chen, who is currently doing his military service, will become a father of two. "Chen's wife is pregnant with their second child," said SM Entertainment, EXO’s agency, on Nov. 17. EXO's Chen (SM Entertainment) His wife became pregnant again while Chen has been serving as...
Members and pensioners of the Government Service Insurance Systems (GSIS) were urged to update their information in the GSIS database, an official of the agency said Monday, Nov. 15. GSIS In a Laging Handa briefing, GSIS North Luzon Office Vice President Isagani del Rosario called on members and...
The anti-smuggling unit of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) raided a warehouse in Malabon that resulted in the seizure of approximately P4.72-million worth of smuggled agricultural products. Seized during the warehouse raid in Catmon, Malabon were imported vegetables like broccoli, carrots and red...
The Government Service System (GSIS) recently launched the online version of its Guide to Transactions and Processes (GTAP), the first electronic and online Citizen's Charter in the Philippine government. GSIS The public may now access GTAP through the GSIS website. It will also soon be available...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is offering a low-interest loan through the Multi-Purpose Loan (MPL), an official of the agency said Tuesday, Nov. 9. (GSIS) In a Laging Handa briefing, GSIS EVP for Core Business Sector Nora Malubay said the GSIS Multi-Purpose Loan (MPL) is the loan...
1200px-Dito-logo.svg DITO Telecommunity hauled in four million subscribers as of November 8, 2021, Chief Administrative Officer Adel Tamano announced. “It was only in March of 2021 that DITO began commercial operations. We hit our one-millionth subscriber in just a matter of months in June, and...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is encouraging its members and pensioners to download its mobile app for hassle-free transactions. (Screencap from YouTube) During a Laging Handa briefing on Monday, Nov. 8, GSIS EVP Dionisio Edbane said through the GSIS Touch app, members and...
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) welcomed the decision of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to withdraw its latest order on new labelling requirements for imported meat. 43979 In a letter to DA, PAMPI thanked DA Secretary William Dar for his decision to order the...
