The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded on Friday, Nov. 5, registered examinees of the March 15, 2020 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test to claim their refund. The exam last year in March was cancelled due to the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and that examinees...
PPA The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) started implementing the “No Permit, No Service” Policy on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 for all truckers in ports nationwide and warned against colorum operators. The “No Permit, No Service” Policy, under PPA Memorandum Circular (MC) 19-2021, states that...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate has called for the passage of House Bill 5249 or Free Funeral Services for Indigent Families on Sunday, October 31. Zarate lamented that HB 5249 is still pending at the House Appropriations Committee although the House...
Senator Grace Poe on Sunday, October 31 lamented the government’s lack of proactive mechanisms to help public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers cope with the rising oil prices, saying she can only hope that the P1-billion promised cash assistance to the sector would materialize. Poe, who chairs the...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has so far distributed P4.7 billion payouts to drivers and operators under Service Contracting. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the data provided by the LTFRB, the total compensation and incentives given to drivers and...
Government agencies have until Oct. 31 to submit their Public Service Continuity Plan (PSCP), an all-hazard plan that aims to ensure continuous delivery of services to the public amid any disruption. (CSC/ Manila Bulletin File) Acting as the lead convenor of the Sub-Task Group on Public Service...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is reminding its customers to store enough water for the service interruption from October 29 to November 1. 41406 Maynilad said it has to implement the water service interruption as part of a pipe realignment project it is...
The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) continued to carry out its role of helping improve the fiscal position of the local government units (LGUs) by professionalizing the country’s local treasury service. In a statement Monday, Oct. 25, Niño Raymond Alvina, BLGF executive director, said...
Former Speaker and Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez has assailed officials of the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) for its alleged continued inability to improve its poor service that has exacerbated the miseries faced by his constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Friday, Oct. 22, that there is nothing irregular in its engagement with financial service providers (FSPs) for the distribution of the second tranche of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash subsidies. Manual SAP payout in San Mateo,...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said Friday, Oct. 22, that the barangay officials and Sanggunian Members may apply for special eligibilities as provided under the law. (CSC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The CSC urged the local government officials to take advantage of the Barangay Official...
Maynilad Water Services Inc. will push back by another week its pipe realignment activity to give its 2.9 million customers more time to prepare for the estimated four-day water service interruption. In a statement, Maynilad said that it moved the schedule of service interruptions from October 25,...
