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Globe network services back in Negros Occidental, Capiz, Roxas, Catarman and Siquijor; 5k families get aid

Globe relief efforts for victims of typhoon Odette.

Globe’s network services are back in Negros Occidental, Capiz, Roxas, Catarman and Siquijor enabling mobile services. More areas are seeing significant progress in network repairs across Visayas and Mindanao. Globe, through the help of local government units, has made it possible to hasten restoration efforts across different provinces hit by typhoon Odette. #GlobeOfGood Coming from… Read More »

DSWD Region 6 hiring Admin Assistant II, salary at P18,000

Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas announced another anticipated vacancy, this time for Administrative Assistant II. This the latest of DSWD Region 6 hiring for February 2021. DSWD Human Resource Development Unit posted online this job vacancy with the accepted applicant to be assigned at their Field Office VI. Here are the… Read More »

CSC plans to shift to online Civil Service Exams

Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced that they are now planning to change the way Civil Service Exams are delivered as the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine measures continue to shut the testing centers around the country. In a Laging Handa televised briefing on Wednesday, CSC Commissioner Aileen Lizada said that they are now looking to shift… Read More »

PRC ‘preparing’ for online board exams in 2021

After most of the licensure exams were canceled this year due to COVID-19 threat, Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said that they are now looking into conducting online board exams next year. In a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the budget of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday, PRC chairman Teofilo Pilando Jr.… Read More »

Globe turns over P14M donations to PGH

Globe donates P14M to Philippine General Hospital.

Globe successfully raised and turned over P14M to the PGH Medical Foundation, Inc. (PGH-MFI). The amount was gathered through the joint efforts of loyal Globe customers who donated over P9M via their Rewards points, and the company’s initial pledge of P5M in cash donation. This is part of the telco’s comprehensive efforts in providing immediate… Read More »

Bill seeking to repeal CPD Law filed in 18th Congress

Once again, a group of lawmakers in Congress filed a bill pushing for the repeal of the controversial Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Law. Solons under the Makabayan group submitted House Bill No. 510 or the “Act Repealing Republic Act 10912 otherwise Known as the Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016” in the 18th Congress. The… Read More »

Senators restore P7.4B to DOH HRH 2019 budget

Lawmakers moved to restore the slashed budget of Department of Health (DOH), including those allocated for Human Resource for Health Deployment Program during the continuing interpellation at the Senate. Noting the P28 billion budget cut suffered by the health department in the 2019 National Expenditure Program (NEP) submitted by the Department of Budget and Management,… Read More »

Congress moves to review CPD law

Congress has made a move to tackle the controversial Continuing Professional Development (CPD) law amidst calls by different sectors to amend or repeal the measure. The House Committee on Higher and Technical Education chaired by Rep. Paolo Everardo Javier (Lone District, Antique) on Monday created a technical working group (TWG) to draft a substitute bill… Read More »

Solons urge Duterte to stop CPD program

Two lawmakers on Friday asked President Rodrigo Duterte to stop the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program, saying that it has become a money-making scam. Representatives Neil Abayon of Aangat Tayo Partylist and Bernadette Herrera-Dy of Bagong Henerasyon Partylist urged the President to order the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to suspend its CPD program while the… Read More »