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Pagcor gets green light in implement CPCS

After years of waiting, employees of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation should have their salaries aligned with other GOCCs after the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) committed to issue an Authority to Implement (ATI) for PAGCOR’s new Compensation and Position Classification System or CPCS. PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco said that the GCG commitment to issue an …

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Manila Water bares February 2024 desludging schedule

East Zone concessionaire Manila Water bares the schedule of its monthly desludging caravan for February. Residential customers from Barangay Botocan, Malaya, Socorro, and Vasra in Quezon City; Sta. Cruz and Bambang in Pasig City; Bagong Silang and Harapin ang Bukas in Mandaluyong City; Rizal in Makati City; and Cupang in Antipolo City may coordinate with their respective barangay councils or …

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‘Bagong Pilipinas’ vows better government services

The agrarian reform and transportation departments vowed Sunday to further improve their services under the “Bagong Pilipinas” Campaign being spearheaded by the Marcos administration. Speaking during the kick-off rally for the Bagong Pilipinas campaign at the Quirino Grandstand, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Conrado Estrella III said they distributed in the past more than 10,000 hectares of lands to …

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2023 Q4 seen posting improved economic numbers

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan is confident that the fourth quarter of 2023 will be an improvement of the 5.9 percent expansion posted during the third quarter. “I haven’t seen the numbers but [I] hope it will be good, because our leading indicators are good [like the] labor market,” Balisacan told reporters on the sidelines of …

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PCSO opens doors to senators doubting the integrity of lotto operations

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Mel Robles on Monday said they are opening their doors to members of the Senate Committee on Games and Amusements, for them to observe how the lotto games are being done and come up with an objective conclusion and recommendations on the matter. GM Robles explained they are confident that their lottery processes …

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UP Chemists Modify Anticancer Compound to Improve Safety and Efficacy

Scientists from the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) have transformed the anticancer compound deguelin into a novel class of compounds that show promise as safer and more effective treatments for colon, lung, and breast cancer. Originally used as a pesticide and fish poison, concerns arose regarding the safety of administering deguelin to humans once it …

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Pagcor unveils two housing projects for Taal Volcano victims

RESIDENTS from two Batangas towns who were displaced by the eruption of Taal Volcano four years ago now have the opportunity to rebuild their lives with the inauguration of two housing projects funded by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). The PAGCOR Village Housing projects in Balete and Taal were inaugurated on January 19 and 20, respectively, shortly after …

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Pampanga town seeks shutdown of polluting firms

Jess Lim Arranza, president of the Federation of Philippine Industries, Inc., is calling for an ocular inspection of two illegal lead smelting operations on the river that traverses San Simon, Pampanga.  At a meeting with members of the Capampangan in Media Inc. or CAMI, Arranza played a videoconference he had with Barangay Chairman Raul Mangay, whose constituents had been complaining …

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Shearline affects over 70k families in Mindanao

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported that more than 70,000 families or over 270,000 individuals in Davao and Caraga regions are being affected by the shearline, but assured that it remains manageable at the regional and local levels. Based on the latest data provided by the agency, the shearline has already displaced close to 10,000 families. Of this number, …

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Building Dreams, Shaping Cities: WORLDBEX 2024 Celebrates Filipino Builders Drawn to Ascendancy

The World of Building and Construction Expo (WORLDBEX) returns for its 27th edition, this time soaring to new heights under the theme “Drawn to Ascendancy.” From March 14-17, 2024, at TWO MEGA venues the SMX Convention Center Manila, and World Trade Center Metro Manila. WORLDBEX 2024 is set to transform into a global hub for innovation, showcasing cutting-edge technology and …

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