The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has reminded government workers on Wednesday to “maintain a professional and conducive working environment” by not soliciting gifts and consuming alcoholic beverages in offices during Christmas parties. Requesting raffle prizes or soliciting monetary contributions from companies, and drinking alcoholic beverages in government offices are in…
NCRPO chief Brig. Gen. Jonnel Estomo (File photo) MANILA - A total of 176 erring police officers assigned to the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) have been dismissed from the service from January 1 to August 23 this year, the region's top cop said Wednesday. Citing the latest data, NCRPO chief Brig. Gen. Jonnel Estomo said they were dismissed for grave offenses ranging from dishonesty to gross neglect of duty, grave misconduct, conviction of a crime, and falsification of official documents, among others. Estomo said penalties were also imposed on erring police personnel charged with less serious offenses, such as simple neglect of duty, simple misconduct, gross discourtesy in the course of official duties, insubordination, and habitual drunkenness. As a result, 29 police officers were demoted, 476 were suspended, 141 had their salaries forfeited, and 76 were reprimanded. Over the period, he said, 477 new administrative cases were submitted and documented, 265 of which
Supreme Court (SC) The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted the former Cabuyao City mayor who was convicted by the Sandiganbayan of graft in 2019 for being a director of a private development bank when he was the city’s chief executive. Acquitted in the SC resolution which was made public last Marc
Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Ano (File photo) MANILA - Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Ano said the recommendation to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under more stringent Alert Level 4 status will be discussed in the succeeding meetings of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). This, as the OCTA Research Group on Sunday said the positivity rate in Metro Manila has exceeded 50 percent for the first time -50.5 percent as of January 7, 2022. "This (Alert Level 4) will be discussed in the next IATF meeting,'' Ano said in a text message to Philippine News Agency on Sunday. Metro Manila and four nearby provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal are under Alert Level 3. The OCTA said the NCR logged the most number of the country's Covid-19 cases from January 2 to 8 at 8,468 followed by Bacoor City with 218, Antipolo with 211, Cainta wi