Jail officer, postal man die while on duty in Quezon City

Two government workers, a jail officer and a postal office employee, died while manning their respective posts over the weekend in Quezon City.

Two government workers, a jail officer and a postal office employee, died while manning their respective posts over the weekend in Quezon City.

Stressing its “commitment to the pursuit of excellence,” the Department of Public Works and Highways plans to hire the best and the brightest young civil engineers in the country.

Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero now wants the bonuses of government workers to be included in the budget of each government agency so as to avoid another controversy on the use of its savings.

The union of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has released its own Christmas message to Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes, asking him to “cut cleanly” and step down.

Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson has expressed disappointment over the failure of many DPWH engineers and projects managers in passing the agency’s first-ever “promotional examinations.”

Some 1.2 million employees of the national government will get their P5,000 productivity bonus as early as Dec. 14, according to Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad.
Team-building events of government agencies are for staff development, not for bingeing on alcohol, according to the Office of the Ombudsman.

President Benigno Aquino III on Sunday announced that government workers would get their pay raise one month ahead of its planned release.
A 10 to 14 percent salary increase starting this month and an assurance of promotion greeted Capitol employees in yesterday’s first General Assembly held at the Capitol Social Hall.
Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad said on Monday his department has proposed to Malacañang an P11.68-billion kitty for a P10,000 productivity enhancement incentive (PEI) for national government employees.
There are some 67,000 government posts begging to be filled even as nearly three million Filipinos looking for work remain jobless.
MANILA, Philippines — Members of the Government Service Insurance System are better off borrowing their housing funds from key shelter agencies like the Pag-IBIG Fund, considering that the latter generally offers less interest. Robert G. Vergara, GSIS president and general manager, made this suggestion in an interview on Wednesday, saying that the pension fund has [...]