September, 2024

• 24 September

  GSIS MPL Flex lends members P200+B in its first year

  

  The flagship loan program of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), the Multi-Purpose Loan Flex (MPL Flex),  has lent P208.17 billion to 790,514 members in just one year. The MPL Flex was launched in September 2023 and since then, it blazed a consistent trail of record loan disbursements to GSIS members. The MPL Flex program is designed to provide government …

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• 24 September

  MTRCB announces ratings for films showing on third week of September 2024

  

  The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) released the latest age-appropriate ratings for films showing this week. “Transformers One” produced by Columbia Pictures, received a PG (Parental Guidance) rating. It was reviewed by the committee composed of MTRCB Board Members (BM) Bobby Andrews, Jose Alberto, and Juan Revilla. “A PG classification may contain themes, language, violence, nudity, sex, …

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• 24 September

  UST honors 11 outstanding alumni through TOTAL Awards 2024

  

  The University of Santo Tomas proudly announces the holding of The Outstanding Thomasian Alumni (TOTAL) Awards 2024 on September 27, 2024 at the Dr. Robert C. Sy Grand Ballroom, Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building, also known as Thomasian Alumni Center in UST Manila. The TOTAL Awards is a biennial event where the University confers its highest honors upon Thomasian alumni …

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• 24 September

  UA&P welcomes recipients of Dr. Placido L. Mapa, Jr. Scholarship Endowment

  

  Last August 1, UA&P held the awarding ceremony for this year’s recipients of the Dr. Placido L. Mapa, Jr. Scholarship Endowment. Five students were awarded the scholarship, which includes 100% coverage of tuition and miscellaneous fees, a 10-month stipend of Php8000 a month, an internet allowance of Php1000 a month, a laptop, and a Professional Development Coach from among the …

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• 24 September

  Consumers demand audit of Meralco amid ERC’s stalling

  

  By Rose de la Cruz Believing that monopoly power distributor, Manila Electric Company, has been overbilling consumers, the National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms Inc. (NASECOR) asked Malacanang to compel the Energy Regulatory Commission to act on a petition to audit Meralco, and if warranted, refund them from overcharged rates. In a letter to President Marcos Jr., NASECOR stressed …

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• 24 September

  PAGCOR UNVEILS MODERN SOCIO-CIVIC CENTER IN DASMARIÑAS CITY

  

  DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) inaugurated here Wednesday, September 18, its 41st completed Socio-Civic Center three years after its groundbreaking in October 2021. The three-story modern structure was built with a Php50 million grant from PAGCOR and is the only socio-civic facility with complement funding from the city government, bringing the total project cost …

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• 24 September

  Finally, the Magna Carta of Filipino seafarers becomes a law

  

  By Rose de la Cruz After 20 years languishing in the House, the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers has been signed into law today. In a press statement, Rep. Kristine Alexie Besas Tutor (Bohol, 3rd District), chair of the committee on Civil Service and Professional Regulation and one of the law’s authros, said those covered by the new law are …

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• 23 September

  P94-M worth of uncertified automotive-related items seized in QC warehouse

  

  The joint operation of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Task Force Kalasag (TFK) with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) seized nearly P94 million worth of automotive-related products from “CSS Autoparts” warehouse in Quezon City recently. This record-breaking haul led to the immediate closure of the warehouse by the Quezon City local government. “We refuse to wait for …

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• 23 September

  Prompt gov’t action key to addressing Filipinos’ health care needs – BBM

  

  President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday cited the importance of prompt government action on the health care needs of Filipinos as he led the turnover of 51 ambulances from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to local government units (LGUs) and state-run hospitals in Western Visayas. “It’s built upon our thrust to improve people’s access to health care, especially …

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• 23 September

  DILG chief thumbs down calls for NTF-ELCAC abolition

  

  The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) will continue to function under the current administration, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. said Thursday. He said NTF-ELCAC should even be strengthened to show former rebels how sincere the government is in ending insurgency. “Ako nagpapatunay, napakaepektibo ng programang ito. Napakaganda po, ang talagang nangangailangan ng tulong napupunta sa …

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