Shedding 5% of redundant staff can save P14.8B – DBM

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.     Shedding 5% of redundant staff can save P14.8B – DBM  The practice of hiring consultants and contractuals or “casual” employees in government service will soon end as the administration of President Marcos pursues a “lean and efficient” bureaucracy by “rightsizing,” Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said on Wednesday.     Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   LTO: P6.8B needed to fix plates backlog The Land Transportation Office (LTO) says it needs P6.8 billion to produce millions of vehicle license plates, a yearslong festering problem for the Department of Transportation. LTO officer in charge Romeo Vera Cruz says it has the equipment and plate-making facility but needs the money to overcome the backlog. But the official did not say how many license plates still had to be produced.   UK HONORS  Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II presents the George Cross to National Health Services (NHS) England CEO Amanda Pritchard (right), and May Parsons, modern matron at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, representatives of Britain’s NHS, at Windsor Castle on July 12. —AFP   New cries to find the ‘disappeared’ Two pairs of community organizers have disappeared and their families believe they were abducted by state security forces. Alipio “Ador” Juat and Elizabeth Magbanua were last seen in Bulacan on May 3, and Elgene Mungcal and Elena Cortez on July 3 in Tarlac. Juat is a survivor of torture and detention during the martial law regime of President Marcos’ father.    EVENT PAGE   Opinion: Furor over polymer​​​​​​​ The central bank can certainly make that process of getting Filipinos to accept the new polymer notes easier by just letting them use them the same way as the paper notes that remain in circulation anyway. And law enforcement agencies like the PNP should not add to the confusion by issuing alarming posts.       © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe