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BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, January 29 (PIA) - Governor Carlos Padilla here said the provincial governments P1 billion loan with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) is an economic stimulus designed to bring in more progress and development to the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and boost health services for Novo Vizcayanos. "Our loan with the LBP is right because it is intended for the welfare, development and progress of the province and its villagers. We thank LBP for acting fast on our application...

Published January 26, 2021, 9:05 AM Cebu City 2nd District Rep. Rodrigo Abellanosa has filed a bill seeking the mandatory appointment of information and communications technology officers for the provincial, city and municipal governments to strengthen the digital transformation capacity of local government units (LGUs) in the country. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Under House Bill No. 8420 or the proposed “Local Information and Communications Technology Officer Act”, the lawmaker cited the ...

Bill filed in Senate seeking creation of ICT officer in LGUs Share on email To facilitate the transition of local government units (LGUs) to digital services, Sen. Sonny Angara has filed Senate Bill 1943 or the Local Information and Communications Technology Officer (ICTO) Act, which seeks to create a new position of ICTO in all provinces, cities, and municipalities across the country. The proposed law seeks to amend Sections 443 (a), 454 (a), and 463 (a) of Republic Act 7160 or the Local Gover...

endIndex: Two years after the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, the people of the Bangsamoro have lost as much as they have won in the process of asserting their rights, if not more. Photo by MARRIAN PIO RODA CHING Editor’s note: Marrian Ching is a writer and editor based in the Bangsamoro. With a feminist lens, she interrogates notions of identity while navigating histories that are either affirmed or erased in the process of nation-building. The opinions in this essay are the ...

Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara filed a bill that would mandate an Information and Communications Technology Officer (ICTO) in local government units (LGUs) who would lead in the digital transformation of the public sector.

(Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Pangasinan Rep. Christopher de Venecia, chairman of the House Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts, filed House Bill No. 8428 or the proposed Film and Live Events Recovery Act to amend Section 140 (a) of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 as amended by RA No. 9640. “While both the live events and movie industries employ around 760,000 workers, and generate no less than P100 billion per annum ...

Press Release Angara bill seeks to assist LGUs in shifting to digital To bolster the countrys efforts in developing and implementing e-government services, Senator Sonny Angara said that local government units (LGUs) should take the lead in digital transformation for the public sector. Angara noted how the shift to digital or online services has accelerated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and "government cannot afford to be left behind." "One need only to look into how more Filipinos now r...

Mayor Turner, Black Lives Matter Houston address the future of police oversight board Houston Police Officers’ Union also weighs in on recommendations from task force Updated:  Tags:  HOUSTON – Mayor Sylvester Turner said that work is underway to restructure a civilian police misconduct review board, which was under scrutiny for not being effective at holding officers accountable. An overhaul of the Independent Police Oversight Board, or IPOB, was one of the main recommendations addressed...

Mayor Toby Tiangco Former Barangay Chairman Estelito Bautista filed the complaint for graft, breach of conduct, and violation of the Local Government Code, accusing Tiangco of not reporting to Navotas City Hall since the community quarantines were first implemented on March 12, 2020. “How can he responsibly perform his duties if he has not reported for work since then? More importantly, how can he be allowed to receive salaries for the time that he has never reported for work inside the City...

Atty. Joey Lina In my Teleradyo program Sagot Ko ‘Yan last Sunday, I had an interesting discussion with Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr., national chairman of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), and he shared some remarkable revelations of great impact to local government units. First, plans are in the offing to launch a People’s Initiative seeking to amend the 1985 Constitution that would give LGUs an additional 10 percent, or “a share of at least 50 perce...