The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) aims to encourage organizations across the country to attain excellence in quality in production of goods and delivery of services. During the 25th anniversary of Philippine Quality Award (PQA) at the Philippine International Convention Center Thursday, DTI Undersecretary for Regional Operations Group Blesila Lantayona announced that the agency has released the Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 22-12 for the regional implementation of the PQA Program. She said DAO No. 22-12 took effect last month. She said the regionalization of the implementation of PQA Program aims to boost the advancement of
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is urging the public to report suspicious individuals or events that recruit for PCG training or other malicious transactions following the arrest of an illegal recruiter. In a statement on Thursday, PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio Abu said recruitment for pay and other illegal transactions are not tolerated by the PCG and “does not align with the organization’s core values.” “Moreover, PCG encourages the public to communicate complaints against Coast Guard personnel for any irregularities that may misrepresent the organization,” Abu said. All messages and reports sent to the PCG through proper channels,
A looming energy crisis following the Russian war in Ukraine continues to dominate Europe’s agenda. France Fuel sales restrictions were imposed by another French regional administration on Wednesday, joining several others amid continued labor strikes at oil refineries, local authorities said. The southern department of Pyrenees-Orientales joined other regions, including Vaucluse, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, and Herault, in capping purchases for small vehicles at 30 liters (about 8 gallons) of fuel per day, while large vehicles will be able to receive a daily 120 liters, the local administration said on Twitter. Certain priority vehicles, such as fire trucks,
A total of 23 individuals, including four minors, who purportedly became victims of human trafficking were rescued by police operatives in Agusan del Norte on Wednesday night. In a statement Thursday, PNP chief, Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said members of the PNP Women and Children Protection Center (WCPC) also arrested three suspects during the rescue operation at a resort in Barangay Manapa in Buenavista town at around 7:30 p.m. Based on the reports of WCPC director, Brig. Gen. Arcadio Jamora Jr., Azurin said the entrapment and rescue operation stemmed from information from a concerned citizen who reported the
Just over a decade ago, Selva decided to try her luck in this city to help her parents make ends meet and, at the same time, continue her studies. She was 13-years-old. What started as a dream of a good life became a nightmare when she ended up as a househelp in one of the urban barangays here, where she was raped by the household members. “I was raped – by the father and his two sons,” Selva, now 35, said during an interview Thursday. She didn’t lose hope, fighting the perpetrators in court and managed to
The Supreme Court (SC) has reminded lawyers against taking up cases between clients which gives rise to a conflict of interest, as it suspended a lawyer for three months after finding him administratively liable for violating the prohibition. In its resolution uploaded online on October 4, the court reiterated that a lawyer’s “duty of loyalty to client subsists even after the termination of the attorney-client relationship.” This as the high court suspended lawyer Magnificus Cañete for three months after finding him administratively liable for representing conflicting interests. The complaint had been lodged by businessman Manuel L. Dy Jr.,
