The government's communication team is stepping up the information drive to combat hesitancy about the safety of the coronavirus vaccines. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) President Duterte will be in the forefront of the latest messaging campaign as he is expected to appear in...
The country’s external debt service burden went up by 24.64 percent to $2.686 billion as of end-February from same time last year of $2.155 billion, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data. Principal payments increased by 37.46 percent to $2.227 billion from $1.620 billion. Interest...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have assisted the United States military service in delivering nearly P5.7 million worth of donated medical supplies for frontliners in provinces across the country in a move to help curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo courtesy of...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has already distributed a total of P322.4 million in payouts to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers under the government’s service contracting program. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now lives in his jeepney with his family after...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has revised its rules on sexual harassment to "further deter sexual harassment in the public sector" and to harmonize with the Safe Spaces Act. (Unsplash) Sexual harassment offenders in government include those who commit sexual harassment acts through text or...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Friday, May 14, announced that it will conduct a Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) for Professional and Subprofessional Levels in some regions in July. Photo from Civil Service Commission's Facebook page In an advisory, the CSC said the...
Kim Yoo Jung in Hong Cheon Gi' (Viu) Over-the-top (OTT) video streaming service Viu has revealed another Viu Original after launching a new Korean drama. “Doom at Your Service,” its second Korean Viu Original, premiered on May 10 starring actress Park Bo-young and actor-singer Seo In-guk. The...
The Philippines is seen producing less of its two main staples, rice and corn, this year, resulting in more importation, data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed. In its latest report, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) adjusted downward for the second time the...
Even with President Rodrigo Duterte singing a different tune that he can no longer take back territories claimed by China, the Department of Energy (DOE) stated that it is bent on awarding more petroleum service contracts at blocks straddled by disputed territories within the West Philippine Sea....
The House Committee on Ways and Means approved on Monday, May 10, the grant of hazard pay to members of the government prosecution service even as it rejected a Department of Finance bid to subject the allowance to outright income tax deduction. Instead, the ways and means panel chaired by Albay...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) guaranteed that the mega vaccination center that would be built on a portion of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) property in Parañaque City would be for a "public purpose". In a statement on Monday, May 10, the DOT stressed that the proposed mega vaccination...
The Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) free teleconsultation initiative will stop operating once it ascertains that the coronavirus cases in the country have further dropped in the coming days. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) Vice President Leni Robredo, however,...
