Day: September 24, 2024

Manila: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the creation of a total of 175 faculty plantilla positions for the Mindanao State University (MSU) System. DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Sept. 17 approved the Notice of Organization, Staffing, and Compensation Action (NOSCA), authorizing the release of an estimated Personnel Services (PS) requirement of PHP39.217 million for the creation of about 175 Instructor I positions. The new Instructor I posts will augment the need for teachers in the 12 secondary schools within the MSU System, the DBM said in a statement on Tuesday. ‘The newly created Instructor I positions

At least 53 local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas have been assessed at the national level as potential passers for the 2024 Seal of Good Local Governance, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday. Some 42 of these LGUs have undergone the onsite national validation last week by the DILG-Bureau of Local Government Supervision (BLGS), while 11 have been assessed online. The number is higher than the 33 actual SGLG passers in the region last year. “These local governments have shown exemplary performance in key governance areas, demonstrating their commitment to transparency, accountability, and

Authorities have arrested a construction worker, tagged as a high-value individual (HVI), and seized from him some PHP1.02 million worth of ‘shabu’ during an anti-drug operation in this city, the police said Tuesday. In a report, the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group-Zamboanga Peninsula (PNPDEG-9) identified the arrested suspect as Munjimar Amdad, 33, of Sitio Asinan, Barangay Kasanyangan, this city. The PNPDEG said the suspect was arrested in a buy-bust operation Monday evening at a local mall in Barangay Tetuan. Seized from the suspect were some 150 grams of suspected shabu placed in plastic packs, the boodle money, and a

Manila: The government is looking to complete the procurement of 600,000 doses of vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) within the year to rebuild the country’s pork industry. In a Palace press briefing on Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel said inoculation for the initial 10,000 doses of ASF vaccination will be finished this month, with an additional 450,000 doses expected to be delivered later this year. ‘The first 10,000 doses, the vaccination will be finished by the end of the month. The schedule for the award for the next 450,000 doses is on October 10, of which we will take

Manila: The Philippines is set to defend its title as a leading travel destination in the global category of the 2024 World Travel Awards (WTA) in November. The awarding will take place in Madeira, Portugal on Nov. 24, marking the climax of WTA’s search for the world’s leading destinations and travel organizations this year. The voting for the world categories will end Oct. 20 and may be accessed at the WTA website https://www.worldtravelawards.com/vote. The country will be vying for following awards: World’s Leading Beach Destination World’s Leading Dive Destination World’s Leading Island Destination World’s Leading City Destination: Manila World’s Leading