Cebu Capitol employees to receive up to ₱55k holiday bonuses

Airam Limatog 12/19/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Employees of the Cebu Provincial Capitol are set to receive holiday bonuses up to ₱55,000, as confirmed by Assistant Provincial Administrator Aldwin Empaces on Friday, December 19. Empaces said regular and casual employees…

CSC opens gov’t jobs to K to 12 graduates under new rules

Pia Piquero 05/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Graduates of the K to 12 Basic Education Program may now apply for entry-level government positions. This follows an amendment to the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) qualification standards. In a press release issued…

Gov’t workers, teachers urged to stay non-partisan as local campaigns begin

Niña Mae Oliverio 03/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The campaign period for local candidates in the May 2025 elections starts today, and the Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) has issued some crucial reminders. Comelec-7 Director Francisco Pobe emphasized that…

College honor graduates need not take CSC eligibility exam

Adrian Parungao 04/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Graduates who finish with Latin honors in college no longer need to take the Career Service Exam if they want to pursue a career in public service, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on…

City Legal Office to probe CSC finding that ‘too many workers doing nothing at Cebu City Hall’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Legal Office will be conducting an investigation in coordination with the Human Resource Office on the results of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) surprise inspection in the past days revealing…

CSC issues reminders, exam centers for special CSE-PPT set on Oct. 14

Inquirer.net 10/09/2018

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is set to hold its Special Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) for Professional and Sub-Professional levels on October 14, Sunday. In line with this, the CSC on Tuesday issued reminders…

The raging storms

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/08/2017

It is easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer number and intensity of wrangling among public authorities in our current political landscape. These conflicts are like the storms and hurricanes that are becoming more frequent and with…

Durano contests suspension order

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/28/2017

  Danao City Mayor Ramonito “Nito” Durano III filed a motion for reconsideration on the three-month suspension imposed on him by the Ombudsman for failing to reinstate seven employees whose appointments he revoked in 2013. Durano’s lawyer…

CSC orders Osmeña to reinstate Enriquez as city engineer

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/12/2016

THE Civil Service Commission in Central Visayas (CSC-7) has ordered Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña to reinstate former city engineer and planning officer Kenneth Carmelita Enriquez whom he transferred under his office. In a resolution dated November…

CSC NegOr now accepting exam applications

PR 12/06/2016

THE Civil Service Commission (CSC) in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, is now accepting applications for the Career Service Examinations scheduled on March 12, 2017, in the city. CSC Provincial Director Gina Crucio asked applicants to apply early…

City Hall workers didn’t violate law, CSC says

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/17/2016

Cebu City Hall employees didn’t violate any law when they held a rally to protest the City Council’s deferment of Supplemental Budget (SB) in October last year, the regional Civil Service Commission (CSC-7) said yesterday. CSC acting…

Gov’t should first clean its ranks

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/14/2016

Amid the Duterte administration’s thrust to rid the country of unjust contractualization practices, the challenge is big for the government to enforce reforms within its ranks. Senator Joel Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and…

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