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MANILA - The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the law granting night shift differential pay to government employees. In a statement Monday, the commission noted that Republic Act (RA) 11701 grants compensation premium to government employees, including those in government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs), who are occupying the positions or items of division chief and below or their equivalent. This is regardless of the status of...

Mayor Rama rejects revised property tax code

Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has filed a bill seeking to lengthen the term of office of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials from the current three years to five years. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Rodriguez filed House B

Civil groups want bigger role in drafting of Cebu City’s land use plan

LANDSCAPE Those acquainted with infrastructure say that there are two types, the horizontal consisting of roads, bridges, waterworks, sewerage systems, flood control, land traffic, and the vertical which are structures above ground like houses, schools, hospitals, markets, public housing, capitol

Davao City 1st district Reps. Paolo Duterte and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Go Yap are batting for the creation of regional specialty hospitals across the country. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (left) and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Go Yap For this purpose, the two sol

Davao City First District Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte (PNA photo by Che Palicte) MANILA -Reps. Paolo Duterte (Davao City, 1st District) and Eric Yap (Lone District of Benguet) jointly filed a proposed measure aiming to create regional specialty centers across the country in order to make health services more accessible. House Bill (HB) No. 6857 or the Regional Specialty Hospitals Act intends to establish regional branches of specialty hospitals, such as the Philippine Heart Center, Nat...

What proved to be an instrument of unlimited power to petty politicians has become a curse in many forms to Philippine agriculture.

QUARRY INDUSTRY. The provincial government of Pampanga collected PHP88.29 million from quarry operations in January 2023. It is the highest collection in the history of the province's quarry industry. (File photo courtesy of Pampanga provincial government) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The provincial government of Pampanga collected some PHP88.29 million from its quarry industry in January this year, the highest it has recorded. The total revenues from sand and gravel are now at PHP2.056 ...

A letter sent to County Attorney Jenny Dorsey sets forth the procedures for the lawsuit filed to remove Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez.