VP Sara Duterte wrong to say DOJ is 鈥榖iased鈥� 鈥� exec
It is not right for Vice President Sara Duterte to say that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is partial as it probes into the alleged threat she made against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
DOJ Undersecretary Jesse Andres asserted that the agency is just doing its job to investigate and prosecute crimes, regardless of the individuals involved 鈥� even if they are high-ranking government officials.
VP Sara Duterte considering hiring private security force
Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday she was eyeing hiring private security to replace her current detail, which supposedly would be pulled out by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Duterte made the pronouncement after revealing that she sent a letter recently to AFP chief of staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. asking him to replace no longer the personnel to be withdrawn from her security detail.
Filipiniana, Asean-inspired attire for gov鈥檛 workers on Mondays
Effective on Dec. 8, all government workers must wear 鈥淔ilipiniana-inspired鈥� clothes on all working Mondays of the month to 鈥渂oost employee morale, professionalism and productivity鈥� in public workplaces.
In its Memorandum Circular No. 16 issued on Wednesday, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) set a new dress code for government officials and employees, whether working on-site or under flexible arrangements.