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PAGCOR and four other agencies intensify efforts to address illegal POGO-related crimes

AMIDST reports of increasing number of kidnapping incidents related to illegal offshore gaming operations in the country, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has intensified the collaboration with its partner government and law enforcement agencies. In an inter-agency meeting among PAGCOR, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Justice (DOJ), Philippine National Police (PNP), and the National …

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NCSC leads Elderly Filipino Week celebration

Every year from October 1-7, the entire nation honors its senior citizens with a country-wide celebration of Elderly Filipino Week and this year’s festivity is no different. In fact, it even promises to be a better and bigger one. The Elderly Filipino Week celebration is anchored on Proclamation No. 470, s. 1994, issued by former President Fidel V. Ramos. It …

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SUN Awards highlights Elderly Filipino Week celebration

All is set for this year’s Sampung Ulirang Nakatatanda or SUN Awards as part of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC)-led country-wide celebration of Elderly Filipino Week slated October 1-7. The conferring of Ten Outstanding Older Persons is spearheaded by the Coalition of Services of the Elderly, Inc. (COSE) in recognition of our senior citizens’ important and valuable contributions …

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Germany to hire registered nurses

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is accepting applications for 600 Filipino registered nurses for partner hospitals and elderly care centers in Germany under the Triple Win Project (TWP). The TWP, which started in 2013, has been commissioned by the German Federal Employment Agency (ZAV/BA). The Deutsche Gesellschafts fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is supporting its implementation in partnership with …

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Post Office celebrates 60 years of Asian-Pacific Postal Union, Manila’s contribution recognized

Postmaster General Norman N. Fulgencio of the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) delivered his message as guest speaker in celebration of the 60th founding Anniversary of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union or APPU held at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. In his speech attended by more than 100 delegates and participants from Asian-Pacific region, he said, “This event is very special for all …

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Celebrating the Elderly Filipino Week

Every year from October 1-7, the entire nation honors its senior citizens with a country-wide celebration of Elderly Filipino Week and this year’s festivity is no different. In fact, it even promises to be a better and bigger one. Just to refresh our memory, the Elderly Week celebration is anchored on Proclamation No. 470, s. 1994, issued by former President …

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Consumer group wants J&T’s license revoked

Urges DICT, gov’t to probe violations of delivery firm The United Filipino Consumers and Commuters (UFCC) filed a case today at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to revoke the operating licenses of J&T and its franchise partners due to unlawful business practices. The move comes after the inaugural State of the Nation Address of President Bongbong Marcos …

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PAGCOR turns over P3.46 million worth of relief aid to provinces hit by Florita

Just a day after severe Tropical Storm Florita lashed some provinces in northern Luzon, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (PAGCOR) new top management immediately sent a team to distribute relief goods to the affected localities on August 25 to 26, 2022. Cagayan Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office Head Helen Donato (5th from left) receives the relief donation from …

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LANDBANK empowers woman-entrepreneur to grow Cagayan store

Ginalyn Joaquin always dreamt of running her own retail store, similar to the ‘sari-sari store’ her mother used to own when she was a child. But having enough resources to pursue this dream proved to be difficult as her monthly salary was barely enough to make ends meet for the needs of her family.  Working as a full-time employee at …

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LANDBANK, DA to fast-track aid delivery to rice farmers

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) is working closely with the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the distribution of cash grants to farmer-beneficiaries under the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) Program. In response to concerns raised by the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) on the alleged delays in the release of the P5,000 subsidies for rice farmers under the …

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