PM ANWAR WANTS MORE WOMEN IN TOP CIVIL SERVICE POSTS

PUTRAJAYA, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today emphasised the need to appoint more women as secretaries-general (KSU) of ministries and directors-general (DG) of departments.

Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said that the current repres…

Marcos names Hans Cacdac as DMW chief

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has named Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac as Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).

Cacdac’s appointment was signed by Marcos on Thursday, a copy of which was made available to the media.

He se…

KESUMA GREEN SKILLS FAIR: 3,000 JOB OPPORTUNITIES ON OFFER

KUALA LUMPUR, The Human Resources Ministry (KESUMA) is extending over 3,000 job opportunities in the green sector through the KESUMA Green Skills Fair 2024 at the Avenue K mall here this week.

Its minister Steven Sim Chee Keong said the fair, to run …

DSWD allocates P93.9-M aid to drought-hit families in W. Visayas

BACOLOD CITY: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allocated PHP93.906 million in cash aid to hundreds of drought-hit families in three provinces of Western Visayas (Region 6), including Iloilo, Antique and Negros Occidental.

T…

FIVE FORMER RTM EMPLOYEES RECEIVE DONATIONS FROM KASIH@HAWANA FUND

KUALA LUMPUR, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today presented donations from the Kasih@HAWANA Fund to five former employees of Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) currently facing health challenges.

They are former Radio Bahagian Melayu announcer Ha…

Comelec eyes voting precinct at Socorro Bayanihan community

SOCORRO: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to set up a voting precinct at the Sitio Kapihan in Barangay Sering here for the May 2025 midterm elections.

‘Pinag-aaralan ng Comelec na bakit hindi mag create ng presinto sa Sitio Kapihan. K…

HELICOPTER TRAGEDY: RMN CORRECTS RANK ERROR FOR JOANNA

KUALA LUMPUR, The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has clarified an error in the rank of Joanna Felicia Rohna, 26, a victim of the helicopter crash in Lumut, Perak on Tuesday.

In a statement today, RMN said that the late Joanna’s rank was not Laskar Kelas …