Gov’t employees urged to take online training courses via CSC’s LMS

MANILA: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is calling on public servants to elevate their knowledge by joining the competency-based learning and development (L and D) courses offered online through the CSC Learning Management System (LMS).

CSC Chairp…

DICT trains Viscom soldiers in cybersecurity management

CEBU: Information technology personnel of the Visayas Command (Viscom) are now cybersecurity-ready after completing training for protection, detection and response against cyber breaches.

Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, Viscom commander, said they partner…

Trump ordered to pay writer Carroll $83.3-M in defamation case

NEW YORK: Former US President Donald Trump was ordered to pay writer E. Jean Carroll USD83.3 million whom he defamed in 2019, a Manhattan federal jury said Friday.

The nine-person jury – two women and seven men – ordered Trump to pay Carroll USD11 mi…

BI revenue on tourist visa extension up by almost 24% in 2023

MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recorded an almost 24 percent increase in its revenues from tourist visa extensions in 2023.

According to BI tourist visa section chief Raymond Remigio, the bureau recorded a total revenue of PHP1,426,076,164 la…

Vietnam wins numerous ASEAN tourism awards

Hanoi: Vietnam had 25 destinations and establishments named in different categories of the ASEAN Tourism Awards at a ceremony held as part of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2024 in Laos on January 26.

They were honoured for six categories, namely ASEA…

Serbisyo Fair rolls out P500-M in aid, services to 80K Zambaleños

MANILA: The Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is rolling out PHP500 million in cash aid, livelihood packages, scholarships, and several other government programs to about 80,000 people in the province of Zambal…

Salceda: Investor confidence seen with Charter change

MANILA: Introducing amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution is crucial in boosting investors’ confidence in the country, Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda said on Saturday.

Salceda said he agrees with Socioeconomic Planning …