Solar power investors from South Korea conducted a field test of a 3MV solar power plant in Brgy, Blumentrit, Murcia, Negros Occidental, recently to market their products to potential investors in the province.
Roberto Montelibano, governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the Apple Korea Company installed the unit and it is now supplying 2,500 watts to one of his buildings in Murcia.
The government should start venturing into “power mix” where electric power comes from different sources, Montelibano said.
PhilHealth starts
hiring nurses
The state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. has started hiring registered nurses to provide personalized customer care to members and dependents in hospitals where they seek treatment, a press release from the agency said.
PhilHealth president andchief executive officerDr. Eduardo Banzon, said the nurses will be employed as part of their Customer Assistance, Relations and Empowerment Staff, and will receive a monthly compensation of around P15,000, plus health insurance coverage.
Nurses interested to join PhilHealth CARES have until Feb. 14 to apply online. They may email their resumes to hrmdd.admin@philhealth.gov.phunder the subject heading “PhilHealth CARES Application”, the press release said.
Bank deposits waiver
pushed anew
Had Senate Bill No. 107 been passed into law, the current debate on the examination of bank deposits – whether local or foreign currency accounts – would have been averted, Senator Francis Escudero said in a press release from his office yesterday.
SBN 107, or the Submission of Written Waiver or Permission in Favor of the Ombudsman to Look into All Deposits, has been put forward by Escudero since 2010 to ensure accountability and transparency of officials and employees already in government and those who plan to join government service.
The bill proposes that all public officials and employees, except those who serve in honorary capacity, shall consent to opening their financial assets to government audit through a written waiver submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman, the press release said.