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Press Release FOR NATIONAL RECOVERY AMID THE PANDEMIC Privilege Speech but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." (Matthew 4:4) Mr. President and distinguished colleagues: I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege to highlight the celebration of the National Bible Day today, January 25, 2021, by virtue of Republic Act No. 11163 or "An Act Declaring the Last Monday of January Every Year As A Special Working Holiday In Observance of National Bible Day". What started a...

CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) --A portal designed to simplify and improve the efficiency of preparing bidding documents that are crucial to initiating procurement of goods and infrastructure projects was recently launched as a highlight of Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) three-day F.Y. 2021 Procurement Forum. With the theme Procurement Innovations in Times of Pandemic: Leveraging Technology and Cultivating an Agile Procurement Regime, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretar...

The longstanding 1989 accord between UP and the Department of National Defense was suddenly terminated on January 15 via a letter to UP President Danilo Concepcion, citing claims that the university became a hotbed for the recruitment of communist rebels. The historic deal signed by then UP President  Jose Abueva and Defense chief  Fidel Ramos 30 years ago has prohibited state forces from entering UP campuses without the permission of the school administration. Exceptions warranting state ...

SunStar File photo January 19, 2021 THE Department of Public Works and Highways-Davao Region (DPWH-Davao) will no longer push through with the fly-over project along McArthur Highway due to opposition from various sectors. DPWH-Davao spokesperson Dean Ortiz told SunStar Davao in a phone interview on Tuesday, January 19, that the road-widening project covering Sandawa Road to Tulip Drive Junction was supposed to be implemented in preparation for the construction of the 1.7-kilometer...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: While the arrival of vaccines for the coronavirus have us seeing the proverbial light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, many small businesses, particularly in industries such as travel, hospitality and specialty retail, continue to feel the pain of governmental restrictions intended to minimize the spread of the insidious virus and associated behavioral shifts. In order to provide much needed help to these and other impacted small bu...

To address existing and emerging challenges in administrative and financial operations, the Department of Education (DepEd) has revised some policies, particularly signing authorities which cover all offices and schools across all levels of governance under the department.

Published January 8, 2021, 6:00 AM The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that the government will practice prudence in granting regulatory relief to projects deemed critical to the Philippines’ economic recovery. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the DOF-led committee tasked to identify qualified private sector projects for regulatory relief will not adopt “blanket” rules for them. MB file “It will not be granting blanket relief as the committee will stil...

Published December 29, 2020, 8:03 AM •       From April to June, at the height of the community quarantine lockdowns, not a single case was filed before the anti-graft court. •       The e-filing of cases was not feasible because there were a ton of evidence that were included with each case. •       A significant change implemented by the Office of the Ombudsman this year is the access of the media and the public to government officials’ statement of assets liabilities and ...

Published December 28, 2020, 3:57 PM Being designated as terrorists by the government does not mean that members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), will be arrested, the Department of Justice (DoJ) assured  Monday. “There will be no arrests. No detention in the coming days,” said DoJ Undersecretary Adrian Sugay during an interview over ANC. The Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) has come out with resolution designating a number of o...

December 23, 2020 | 1:43 pm Font Size By: Patricia Mirasol  Slug: Virtualahan, which aims to break down employment barriers for PWDs and other excluded communities, is partnering with the Department of Information and Communications Technology and local government units to better amplify their impact through social franchising. Virtualahan, a virtual school with a mission to break down employment barriers for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and other excluded communities experienci...