‘2nd story’ Archives
Supreme Court administrator to administer oathtaking of Gov. Icot, other elected officials
TACLOBAN CITY—Supreme Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez will administer the mass oath-taking of the newly-elected officials in the province of Leyte on Monday, June 28 at the Leyte National High School (LNHS) Gymnasium, here. Administrator Marquez will also lead the oath-taking of the newly-elected congressmen in the five legislative districts of Leyte and some newly-elected officials of Tacloban City. According to the invitation committee of the provincial government of Leyte, almost [...]
BIR still waiting for guidelines of RA 9994
TACLOBAN CITY – The Regional Director of the Bureau of Internal Revenue said that they are still waiting for the final implementing rules and regulation (IRR) of BIR for the implementation of the Republic Act 9994 better known as Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 which was signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in February 15, 2010. The said implementing rules and regulation will focus on the added privileges given to senior citizens where they are being exempted from paying the [...]
33 retirees, long serving employees recognized by DPWH on its 112th anniversary
PALO, Leyte - At least 33 retirees and long serving employees were recognized by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as the agency marks its 112th anniversary on June 23. DPWH Assistant Regional Director Laureano Suan said that the recognition is the highlight of this year’s commemoration as they acknowledge the long years of service of their personnel. Appreciation were extended to 22 officials who are scheduled to retire this year and 11 others who received loyalty awards [...]
ILO to conduct annual survey of state of child labor in Samar, Northern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY —The provinces of Samar and Northern Samar will be the pilot areas for the International Labor Organization (ILO) conduct of the annual survey on the state of child labor in the country in line with efforts to curb the practice of employing minors by 2016. Atty. Forter G. Puguon, regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Eastern Visayas, said that ILO has already coordinated with the agency for the putting up of the survey coordinator in the two [...]
City schools still accepting enrollees
TACLOBAN CITY- The City DepEd Office is still expecting an increase of enrollees in schools within the city until June 29. It has been reported that though the school opening was said to be “smooth”, the schools in the city still encounter problems particularly on late enrollees, despite the fact that the DepEd already scheduled an early enrollment. Due to the mentioned situation, the Department of Education mandated all schools to extend its enrollment until June 29, 2010. Ronelo Al K. [...]
MSEAC asks PSALM to defer bidding for privatization of Unified Leyte geo plants
TACLOBAN CITY—The Multi-sectoral Electrification Advisory Council (MSEAC) of the Leyte II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Leyeco II) based in this city has appealed to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) to defer the bidding for the privatization of the unified Leyte Geothermal Plants scheduled on June 25. In an open letter signed by the MSEAC members, they requested PSALM to give the incoming Aquino administration a chance to review the government’s [...]
Tacloban barangay adjudged most outstanding ‘lupon tagapamayapa’
TACLOBAN CITY—- A barangay in this highly urbanized city is set to receive an award at the Malacañang Palace this Monday for its efficient implementation of the barangay-based justice system, an interior and local government official declared. “It’s Region 8 that bags the award for the innovative practices in local governance as Brgy. Utap of Tacloban won a recognition in a national competition for local governance,” Myles Colasito, information officer of Department of Interior and [...]
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