Day: October 14, 2024

MANILA: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has welcomed the creation of up to 5,000 regular positions for the agency’s employees. During the continuation of Senate deliberation on DSWD’s proposed budget for 2025, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Assistant Secretary Leonido Pulido III told the Senate Committee on Finance chaired by Senator Imee Marcos on Monday that there is a continuing effort with DSWD ‘in order to start the regularization of at least 4,000 to 5,000 of the existing contractual positions.’ ‘Madame Chair, kung ‘yun po ang report ng DBM (if that is the report

The Department of Tourism lauded the Ormoc City government for earning three awards from the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Awards 2024. DOT Eastern Visayas Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said on Monday that Ormoc City brought home three prestigious awards in the independent/component city category during the ATOP national convention on Oct. 9 to 12, 2024 in South Cotabato. ‘This just shows that we have a local government and a local tourism office that is now becoming competitive in terms of performing their mandated tasks. This should inspire other local governments and give them the

MANILA: The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has warned the public against fraudulent text messages and to avoid transacting with them. In a Facebook post on Monday, the CAAP said fraudulent text messages were allegedly from CAAP Director General Manuel Tamayo, and his alleged staff named Jenny. It said mobile numbers 0977 622 4936 and 0927 009 3970 are not, in any way, affiliated with CAAP, especially with the Office of the Director General. The CAAP urged the public to report suspicious messages to [email protected] for appropriate action and investigation. In a related development, Globe called for

MANILA: No one would be spared from the investigation into the previous administration’s war on drugs, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Monday. The DILG chief said the Philippine National Police (PNP) had already undertaken initial steps on the matter. ‘I think we have to wait until the full revelations are announced. I think pretty soon there will be corroborative testimonies that will abound,’ Remulla told reporters after his first command conference in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Remulla expects that with more testimonies, cold cases will be opened. ‘Let us wait until the final

MANILA: The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to strengthen the capacity of communities and local government units (LGUs) through community-based disaster risk reduction and management (CBDRRM) training. PRC chairperson and chief executive officer Richard Gordon, PRC secretary general Dr. Gwen Pang, OCD Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, and Civil Defense Training Institute (CDTI) director Eugenio Gepte Jr. signed the MOU during the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) 2024 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on Monday. The CBDRRM training will use the