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Marcos Jr. to review memo on term of office of some officials

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 08:40 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his office will 'look into the other hurdles faced by many CESEs in obtaining CES eligibility.' Read more »

Ilang opisyal may agam-agam sa 4-day work week

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Posted at Apr 02 07:43 PM

May alinlangan ang ilang government officials sa isinusulong na 4-day work week Read more »

New CHR chairperson named

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Posted at Feb 16 03:24 PM

Human rights Commissioner Leah Tanodra-Armamento is the new CHR chair and will serve the unexpired term of the late CHR chair Chito Gascon until May. Read more »

Robredo hits 'absentee' leaders running in #Halalan2022

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 05:05 PM

Without naming names, Vice President Leni Robredo took a jab at mayors, governors, congressmen and other officials who are running for government posts in 2022 but are frequently absent and underperforming. Read more »

VP Robredo says govt officials must be good example after Sinas' latest protocol breach

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Posted at Mar 14 04:20 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday said government officials must be examples in following health protocols against COVID-19, as she scored national police chief Gen. Debold Sinas for his alleged recent breaches.  Read more »

PDEA chief Wilkins Villanueva tests positive for COVID-19

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Posted at Mar 14 12:53 PM

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Wilkins Villanueva announced Sunday that he tested positive for COVID-19. Read more »

'Respect' each other's policies, Palace says after US sanctions officials threatening journos

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Posted at Dec 30 05:41 PM

States "must learn to respect each other’s domestic policies," Malacañang said on Wednesday, after the US approved sanctions for other governments' officials who threaten or wrongfully imprison journalists including Maria Ressa of Rappler, which has reported extensively on President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs. Read more »

Public office is public trust: Why are gov't officials' SALN important?

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Updated as of Sep 27 10:54 AM

Government officials are required to declare their wealth as public service requires public trust, a law expert said Sunday. Read more »

Ombudsman stops lifestyle checks on gov't officials

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Posted at Sep 22 10:21 PM

After restricting public access to officials' statements of assets. liabilities and net worth, the Ombudsman revealed he has stopped the lifestyle checks on government officials as well. Read more »

3 'key officials' in Manila test positive for coronavirus, says Isko

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Posted at Jul 07 03:30 PM

Three government officials in Manila tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso said, as he urged his constituents to continue practicing precautions against the viral disease. Read more »

LGUs have until May 13 to appeal community quarantine classification: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 06:37 PM

Local officials may raise their appeals to the government's inter-agency task force (IATF) on the pandemic response, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said. Read more »

'Pantawid ng Pag-ibig': Sakripisyo ng volunteers, iba pang frontliner kinilala

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Posted at Apr 12 06:21 PM

Bukod sa mga doktor at iba pang medical worker, marami pang Pinoy ang nagsasakripisyo at lumalabas ng mga bahay para makatulong sa laban sa COVID-19. Read more »

South Korea’s government officials to donate 30 % of their salaries to COVID-19 efforts

Updated as of Mar 31 08:52 AM

Plus, a Nobel laureate predicts the world will recover faster than previously thought, and developments in Japan and the US in finding a cure spark hope. BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN Read more »

PH lifts travel ban to China, except Hubei, for returning OFWs, gov't officials

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Posted at Mar 16 04:39 PM

The Philippines has allowed government officials and overseas Filipino workers to travel to China, except virus origin Hubei province, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Sunday. Read more »