A measure seeking to simplify the procedures and requirements in granting land titles has been signed into law by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11573, or an Act Improving the confirmation process for imperfect land titles, introduced...
Six broadcasting firms and one telecommunications company have been given franchises to build and operate their facilities in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) President Duterte has signed the new laws granting the four new franchises of the companies while renewing...
A measure seeking to widen the jurisdiction of first and second level courts has been signed into law by President Duterte in a bid to hasten the disposition of cases. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Under Republic Act No. 11576, the jurisdiction of metropolitan trial courts,...
Senator Francis Tolentino has raised national security concerns over a proposal that would allow foreign companies to fully control and operate toll expressways in the Philippines. Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines) Tolentino, in a statement on Wednesday, August 4, stressed that...
If the Lopez family of ABS-CBN were still owners of Maynilad Water Services Inc.,there is no way the House of Representatives could have handed it a renewed legislative franchise like what the chamber did on Tuesday, August 3. Rep. France Castro2 ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro gave this...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing into law the proposal to establish the Philippine Energy Research and Policy Institute, saying that this is a “major victory for the energy sector.” 41FA4097-B706-4A57-8415-CB55CA7F07D1_4_5005_c Velasco is the main author...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday expressed confidence that the Philippines will soon have its own research development institute on energy that would help the country be at par with technological innovations with that of other developed countries. Gatchalian made the remark following President...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Tuesday, August 3 vowed to expedite the passage of the bill that seeks to clarify the controversy regarding the preferential tax rates of private schools. Cayetano, who chairs the Senate Ways and Means Committee, said she is now waiting for the transmittal of the House of...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has expressed concern over a proposal that would allow a total foreign ownership of telecommunication companies as part of the amendments to the Public Service Act (PSA). Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) During the plenary debates on...
The House Ways and Means Committee on Monday, August 2, approved the draft measure that aims to define the tax rates for propriety educational institutions (PEIs) and allow them to avail of preferential rates on taxable income. House of Representatives4 House ways and means chairperson and Albay...
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), which counts over 2,500 private educational institutions as members, called on Congress to immediately support the enactment of two bills to permanently rescind the imposition of 150-percent tax hike on private schools. COCOPEA...
EDITORS DESK BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT The remaining strands of protection for domestic enterprises from majority foreign control will be lifted once the three pending economic bills are passed into law. In his last state of the nation address, President Duterte made a last ditch appeal to Congress...
