(File photo) MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday said it is set to augment the number of personnel conducting primary inspections of international travelers arriving and departing at the country's premiere port. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said 63 newly-hired immigration officers will be deployed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The personnel are set to finish next week their month-long training on immigration laws, rules, and procedures at the Philippine Immigration Academy in Clark, Pampanga. "We are confident that the deployment of these new immigration inspectors will help address the perennial problem of lack of manpower of BI personnel," he said in a statement. The 63 personnel are among the 195 newly-hired employees of the bureau. The next batch of new BI officers will begin their training at the academy right after the first batch of trainees are deployed this July. BI acting port operations chief Carlos Capulong said the hiring an
Malaysia‘s tourism industry is facing a shortage of about 15,000 to 20,000 workers, Malaysian Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Nancy Shukri said, citing data from tourism associations across the country.
MANILA -The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday said it recognized the local government units (LGUs), as well as other national government agencies and the private sector for properly using the Resettlement Governance Assistance Fund (RGAF) for those affected by the relocation from danger areas and waterways in Metro Manila. The DILG said this include the proper use of the RGAF 2017 and 2019 in the establishment of community facilities and for the implementation of projects and activities on peace and order, disaster risk reduction, community development, sustainable livelihood development and capacity building in resettlement sites. "Binibigyan lang natin ng recognition yung mga opisyales ng lokal na gobyerno, ang ating mga regional offices ng DILG at yung mga homeowners sa pag-implement ng resettlement governance assistance fund na ginawa nating pantulong sa mga resettlement sites. Ito yung mga kababayan natin na inalis natin sa danger areas at wa
READING MATERIALS. Close to 20,000 learners from Kindergarten to Grade 3 in 50 public schools under the Schools Division of Iloilo City will each receive supplementary reading materials this school year. The materials in book form will be delivered at the doorstep of their schools, said Iloilo City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Ma. Luz De los Reyes on Wednesday (Oct. 20, 2021).(Photo courtesy of Dr. Ma. Luz De los Reyes) ILOILO CITY - Some 15,000 to 20,000 Kindergarten to Grade 3 learners from 50 public schools under the Schools Division of Iloilo City will each receive supplementary reading materials this school year. Iloilo City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Ma. Luz De los Reyes, in an interview on Wednesday, said the provision of supplementary learning materials is part of the Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines (ABC+) project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Researc