Category: government
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SBMA remits P1.47-B dividend to national gov’t
MANILA – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) remitted PHP1.47 billion in dividends, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Tuesday. In a statement, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said the amount remitted on July 14 would help fund public programs without raising taxes. It is in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to uphold…
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Pangasinan eyes tougher enforcement of reflective vest ordinance
PANGASINAN – Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino is calling for stricter enforcement of a provincial ordinance mandating drivers and passengers of motorcycles, tricycles, golf carts, and similar vehicles to wear high-visibility reflective vests or luminous-colored garments when traveling along Pangasinan roads between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. The directive is outlined in Provincial Ordinance No.…
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DPWH, DELP Strengthen Commitment to Education through Scholarship Grant
ZAMBALES– Reinforcing its commitment to developing future civil engineers, the District Engineers League of the Philippines, Inc. (DELP), through District Engineer Rey Lerio of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Zambales 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO), has awarded an educational assistance grant to John Carlo Gonzales, an incoming civil engineering student. This…
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BFAR to launch ‘food boat’ to support PH fishers in WPS
MANILA – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is set to launch a “food boat” to further support the livelihood of Filipino fishers in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The food boat will provide both logistics support and direct market linkage, in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directives to boost local…
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Konseho ng Subic hinihimok ang terminasyon ng joint venture sa PrimeWater
ZAMBALES– Nagkaisang inaprubahan ng Sangguniang Bayan ng Subic, Zambales ang Resolution No. 29, Series of 2025, na humihimok sa Subic Water District na kansehahin na ang Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) nito sa PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation dahilan umano sa paulit-ulit na reklamo na pagkabigo na makapaghatid ng mahusay na serbisyo ng tubig. Sa ika-110 na regular…
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Dividends from GOCCs to surpass P100-B this year
MANILA – The Department of Finance (DOF) is confident that dividends from government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) this year will surpass over PHP100 billion collected in 2024. In a statement Wednesday, the DOF said that as of May 15 this year, dividend remittances from GOCCs already reached more than PHP76 billion. The amount was sourced…
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PRESIDENT MARCOS CALLS FOR COURTESY RESIGNATIONS OF CABINET SECRETARIES
“It’s time to realign government with the people’s expectations.” President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has called for the courtesy resignation of all Cabinet secretaries, in a decisive move to recalibrate his administration following the results of the recent elections. “This is not business as usual,” the President said. “The people have spoken, and they expect…
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DSWD assists 8 human trafficking victims in Zambales
MANILA – Social workers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 3-Central Luzon responded swiftly to assist eight individuals who were rescued in an anti-human trafficking entrapment operation led by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday at a bar in East Dirita, San Antonio, Zambales. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary…
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MGA KAWANI NG GOBYERNO, MAKATATANGGAP NG MID-YEAR BONUS SIMULA NGAYONG MAYO 15
Kinumpirma ni Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah “Mina” F. Pangandaman na ang mga kawani ng gobyerno, kabilang na ang mga military at uniformed personnel, ay makatatanggap ng kanilang mid-year bonus simula ngayong araw, Mayo 15, 2025. “Magandang balita po mula sa ating Pangulong Bongbong Marcos— Simula ngayong araw, May 15, ay magsisimula…
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PTFOMS on lookout for harassment of media during election
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) has expressed “serious concern” over the harassment of media personnel during this year’s mid-term elections. “Such acts undermine press freedom and the essential role of the media in a democratic society,” said Jose Torres Jr., Executive Director of PTFOMS. “We do not tolerate attacks on media professionals…
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Mayo 12 Idineklarang non-working holiday ni PBBM para sa Halalan 2025
Idineklara ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang Mayo 12 bilang special non-working holiday upang bigyang pagkakataon ang mga botante na lumahok sa pambansa at lokal na halalan. Ang Proklamasyon Bilang 878 ay nilagdaan ni Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin nitong Mayo 6, 2025. Sa ilalim ng proklamasyon, binigyang-diin ni Pangulong Marcos ang “kahalagahan na…
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PHIVOLCS Modernization ni Cayetano, naisabatas na
Matapos ang masusing pagtutok ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano, naisabatas na ang modernisasyon ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology o PHIVOLCS. Ito ay matapos pirmahan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. nitong Huwebes, April 24, 2025, ang Republic Act No. 12180 o ang PHIVOLCS Modernization Act, na batay sa Senate Bill No. 2825 na inihain…
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BOC Port of Subic turn-over ceremony
Bureau of Customs – Port of Subic outgoing District Collector Atty. Marlon Fritz B. Broto (right), hand over the stewardship of the Port to newly appointed District Collector Noel C. Estanislao during the ceremonial turn-over of leadership on Monday, April 28, 2025 at the Port of Subic office in Subic Bay Freeport zone. 📸 BOC…
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SSS and TESDA enter partnership arrangement for social security coverage of JO, COS workers
Around 3,800 Job Order (JO) and Contract of Service (COS) workers in the central and regional offices of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) will now have access to the social security protection provided by the Social Security System (SSS) after the two state-run agencies sealed a partnership arrangement under the KaSSSangga Collect…
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BOC, SBMA inks an agreement to boost trade and optimize Customs operations
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT– The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Wednesday, April 10, 2025, focused on optimizing customs operations, encouraging investment inflows, and reinforcing strategic oversight of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The MOA was signed by BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio and…
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