TOP PERFORMERS. Misamis Occidental 2nd District Rep. Sancho Fernando Oaminal, Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Ziaur-Rahman Alonto-Adiong, Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental Mayor Henry Oaminal Jr., Misamis Oriental Gov. Peter Unabia and Misamis Occidental Gov. Henry Oaminal Sr. The five public officials in the Northern Mindanao region and Lanao del Sur province were ranked by a data analytics firm as among the "Top Performers" in the second half of 2022 in terms of "constituent service" and service to the nation. (Photos from the officials' Facebook pages) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Five public officials in the Northern Mindanao region and Lanao del Sur province were named among the "Top Performers" in local governance during the second half of 2022 after the national and local elections. A statement from the data analytics firm RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) on Sunday said they are Misamis Occidental 2nd District Rep. Sancho Fernando Oamina
SAFE OPENING OF CLASSES. Education, local government and health officials led by DOH-Calabarzon Assistant Regional Director Leda Hernandez are shown during the turnover ceremony of Balik Eskwela Healthy Kit, anti-dengue and other vector control supplies at San Ramon Elementary School in Calamba City, Laguna on Tuesday (Aug. 16, 2022). The event was part of efforts to ensure the safety and welfare of students for the opening of classes on Aug. 22 (Photo courtesy of DOH-Calabarzon) MANILA - The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) on Tuesday launched a program in Laguna aimed at ensuring the safety and welfare of students for the upcoming opening of classes on Aug. 22. "It is important that we ensure that students return to school safely, just like the teachers, we are passionately committed to this campaign of making sure that the schools are ready and dengue-free," DOH-Calabarzon Assistant Regional Di
Wimbledon tennis court (Anadolu) ISTANBUL - Wimbledon on Thursday confirmed that this year's total prize money would be a record 40.3 million pounds (more than USD50 million), with the men's and women's singles title winners to get 2 million pounds. "The All England Lawn Tennis Club is pleased to announce the total prize money fund for The Championships 2022 will be a record 40,350,000 pounds, with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Champions each receiving 2,000,000 pounds (about USD2.5 million)," the tournament's organizers said in a statement. Underlining the "paramount importance" of investing in players, the statement said the total prize money for tennis events in 2022 had risen 11.1 percent from last year and 5.4 percent from the last pre-pandemic Championships in 2019. "In 2020, following the cancellation of The Championships, a total of 10,066,000 pounds was paid in lieu of prize money to players who would have qualified for di
(Image courtesy of PSA) MANILA-The government on Thursday reassured the inclusivity in the implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) project that provides proof of identity to all Filipinos. In an advisory, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA bared it has signed a memorandum of agreement with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to provide easy registration access for indigenous tribal members who will be willing to get their own Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards for free. The deal includes the opening of mobile PhilSys registration sites within IP communities. The PSA said government personnel will be assisting the IPs in the whole registration process, to make sure that no one will be left behind in the implementation of the PhilSys project. PSA Undersecretary Dennis Mapa, who is also the National Statistician and Civil Registrar General, said the PhilSys project primary aims to establish a sustainable and inclusive identification sy
MANILA - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) have delivered more than 10 million Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards nationwide. As of April 30, 2022, a total of 10,548,906 PhilID cards have been delivered which is 33.7 percent of PSA's target this year. PSA National Statistician and Civil Registrar General, Undersecretary Dennis Mapa, said the PhilSys milestone is an outcome of their collective efforts with partner agencies and the field offices involved in producing and delivering PhilID cards. "We are determined to continue to put forth initiatives that will accelerate PhilSys operations across all sectors," he said. At the same time, PSA announced that the authenticity of a PhilID card and the information contained in its QR code can now be verified through PhilSys Check. The recently launched website, PSA said, enables relying on parties to easily conduct identity verification among PhilID cardholder