Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), a business unit of Razon-led International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), has shifted its operations during daylight hours to solar power. The MCT, a key gateway in Northern Mindanao, started sourcing solar power on Feb. 14 under a retail supply...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced a 21 percent increase in net income from operations to ₱135.7 billion in 2024, fueled by strong investment returns and robust operational performance. In a statement on Monday, Feb. 24, Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager,...
The assets of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Home Development Mutual Fund, more popularly known as Pag-IBIG Fund, reached record highs while growing their respective bottom lines in 2024. Their fortified assets ensure the financial viability of these state-run social...
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) President and General Manager Wick Veloso (rightmost) led the oath-taking of the new officers of the Philippine Alliance of Retired Educators (PARE) officers during its 10th anniversary celebration on Feb. 17 at the GSIS Gym. Among those who took...
2025 MB Newsmakers of the Year honorees Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio at the awarding ceremony with MB Executive Editor Pinky Colmenares (left), ICTSI Executive Director Filip Laurena, and ICTSI Foundation Program Operations Manager Francis J. Algernon Bartolome. International Container Terminal...
The Marcos administration exceeded its programmed allocations by over half a trillion pesos in 2024, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Preliminary data from the DBM showed that releases from last year’s budget breached the ₱6-trillion mark as it hit ₱6.37...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has issued a reminder of the personnel restrictions imposed during the 2025 election period, in line with the guidelines outlined in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 10999. These restrictions are implemented to ensure a fair and impartial...
To bolster public trust, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) should spearhead the development of a clear and reliable nationwide data management system, ensuring accuracy and consistency. In a policy note on artificial intelligence (AI) released Friday, Feb. 7, the National Economic and...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill that seeks to establish the National Public Service College (NPSC) as the country’s premier training ground for future government leaders. Legarda says the proposed measure, which will be called the National Public Service College Act of 2025 once enacted,...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday, February 4, confirmed the ad interim appointments of 19 foreign service officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the CA Committee on Foreign Affairs,...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) launched a loan buyout program today, allowing government workers to consolidate their debts at interest rates as low as six percent. In a statement on Monday, Feb. 3, Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said the new program aims to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian expressed belief teenage pregnancies and the rise of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections should be addressed in the grassroots level nationwide. Gatchalian said the active involvement of parents and local government unit (LGU) officials are paramount in...
