CIDG gets new chief in latest PNP reshuffle
May 2, 2024
Senator Win Gatchalian hailed Senate’s ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on a landmark measure ensuring accessible education and related services for learners with disabilities. The bicam report on the proposed measure, titled “Instituting a Policy of Inclusion and Services for Learners with Disabilities in Support of Inclusive Education Act,” settled disagreeing provisions on Senate Bill 1907 and House Bill 8080. “Ito ang pinakamagandang regalo natin sa mga mag-aaral na may kapansanan at kanilang mga pamilya. Sa pamamagitan ng panukalang batas na ito, matitiyak nating hindi na mapagkakaitan ng edukasyon at mahahalagang mga serbisyo ang ating mga kabataan at
Legazpi City Mayor Noel E. Rosal has again been chosen by the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) as one of the most outstanding city chief executives in the country. Rosal bagged the same UNESCO award in 2018. The National Coordinating Body of UNESCO Clubs in the Philippines, Inc. (NCBUCPI) sent a letter to Rosal dated Nov. 29, 2021, signed by its president, Prof. Ronel Villanueva, and chairperson Dr. Serafin Arviola Jr., informing that he is one of the 2021 Outstanding UNESCO Club public servant awardees in the “Good Governance” category. Rosal, in an interview on Wednesday, said
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has informed the Monetary Board (MB) that the national government (NG) will repay the full amount of its outstanding PHP540-billion provisional advances to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) this week, ahead of the January 12, 2022 maturity date, aside from downsizing its request for liquidity support to PHP300 billion next year amid an improved economic outlook. Dominguez, in a letter addressed to BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno, said the lower amount of PHP300 billion to be requested by the government as provisional advance in the second week of January 2022 signals to the market “that
With fears fading that the Omicron variant will disrupt the global economic recovery, equity markets followed a buying-heavy course. While Asian markets started the midweek in positive territory, US’ S&P and Nasdaq indices registered their strongest daily rises in nine months. Technology stocks led the increase in the New York market. Analysts said Pfizer’s announcement that vaccines in use provide partial protection against the Omicron variant supported the rally in equity markets, adding the news flow of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak would determine the direction of the markets. Developments in China’s real estate sector remain unclear and Chinese
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is preparing some crucial plans and targets for the next two to five years to develop a new road network in Eastern Visayas region. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado said in a statement on Wednesday he has tapped the Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations headed by Undersecretary and “Build Build Build” Chief Implementer Emil K. Sadain to assist Regional Office 8 in preparing the construction of a stronger regional road network. Mercado, who hails from Southern Leyte, identified the insufficient infrastructure as a major
Through an expanded partnership with world-renowned fuel and oil treatment brand STP, Seaoil Philippines has announced the release of its lubricants supercharged with STP additives. With rising costs of fuel and maintenance, this partnership brings longer engine life and fewer costs for repairs. The entire Seaoil lubricant product line now carries double protection against friction and corrosion. This includes the fully synthetic Extreme Mako engine oil, Seaoil Gasoline Engine Oil, GEO Supreme, Seaoil Diesel Engine Oil, and DEOMAX diesel engine oil. As the first fuel company in Asia to partner with STP, Seaoil had brought the benefits of the Racer’s
