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Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday, September 19 called on the Senate to dig deeper into the Department of Education's (DepEd) computer procurement program to determine if it has resorted to the practice of "splitting of contracts" so it can grant multi-billion peso deals to only a few laptop supplie

EMPLOYERS should pay for the facilities, equipment and supplies necessary for their workers to engage in telecommuting, according to a new issuance of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma on Friday issued Department Order (DO) No. 237, series of 2022, which revised…

National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio Balisacan (File photo) MANILA - The Cabinet-level Committee on the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) has approved the proposed amendments to the 2022 IRR of the BOT Law during its meeting held on Sept. 15. During the meeting presided over by National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, members of the BOT IRR Committee deliberated on each of the proposed amendments ...

The corporate powers and functions of the Sugar Regulatory Authority (SRA) are vested in and exercised by the Sugar Board, as chaired by the Agriculture Secretary with three members, including the Administrator and two from the private sector. The day-to-day affairs and operations of the SRA are man

The Marcos administration has allotted P12.5 billion for the transformation and digitalization of government processes and transactions next year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. During the Development Budget Coordination Committee Briefing at the Senate on Wednesday Sept.

THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has proposed a P12.47-billion fund for the transformation and digitalization of government processes and transactions as part of the 2023 national budget. During the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) briefing at the Senate last Wednesday, DBM Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the…

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. ordered the local government units (LGUs) on Tuesday, Sept. 13, to issue permits to operate only to primary tourism enterprises (PTEs) accredited by the Department of Tourism (DOT) pursuant to relevant laws

MANILA - The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has suspended the passenger ship safety certificate (PSSC) of merchant vessel (MV) OceanJet 168 after the ship sustained damage when it hit a coral reef while traveling from Bohol to Siquijor. In a statement on Monday, the agency said the suspension letter was signed by MARINA Central Visayas director Emmanuel Carpio on Saturday due to the damage to its starboard side propeller. "Considering the integrity of the hull, and her machinery has b...

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo and National Authority for Child Care (NACC) Executive Director, Undersecretary

Toyota Motor Philippines School of Technology (TMP Tech) said it recently hosted a week-long technical training for the representatives of 13 countries, including the Philippines, which aims to upgrade technical-vocational education and training (TVET) systems in the Asia-Pacific region. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) said this activity is the second phase…