ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Contributed photo) The goings-on at the House of Representatives can be must-see TV at times. Luckily, the House is set to launch Congress TV, wherein all happenings and activities of Congress would be broadcast...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has started publishing the national average for unbundled rates of the electricity vehicle charging stations (EVCS) so these can duly guide consumers on their patronage of this emerging transport system in the country. In the segregated EV charging station (EVCS)...
A group of education workers on Monday, Jan. 15, slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for issuing an “abrupt order” that left the teachers as well as school heads in public schools “ill-equipped.” Students during the first 'Catch-Up Fridays' on Jan. 12, 2024. (Photo credit to DepEd...
A group of education workers on Saturday, Jan. 13, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to stop its “experimental” MATATAG curriculum and instead focus on ensuring intensive and extensive consultation among stakeholders. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “Hindi na natuto ang DepEd....
(Screenshot of viral "EDSA-pwera" ad) How was the catchy yet controversial "EDSA-pwera" advertisement funded? This is the question on the mind of Makabayan bloc member ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, who says that a House probe could be in...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) To prioritize service over profit, House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has espoused proposals to nationalize the power industry. Castro says that the option of a State...
With the implementation of a law aimed at simplifying tax payments, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has announced that it will no longer require business taxpayers to pay the annual registration fee (ARF). In a notice posted on its website and signed by BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr.,...
Senators on Monday, January 8, welcomed the signing of the Ease of Payment Taxes Act saying the new law would help foster transparency in the business processes and further boost the country’s economic development. “The signing of the Ease of Paying Taxes Act stands as a resounding...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from Zoom) Members of the Makabayan bloc have filed House Resolution (HR) No.1533, which seeks an inquiry into the discontinuation of financial assistance to senior high school (SHS) students in...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) led by businessman Enrique Razon has refuted the claim of Rep. France Castro of ACT Teachers party-list that it caused the prolonged blackouts in Panay Island. REP. France Castro has received an earful from MORE Power over her claim on the...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Friday, Jan. 5, expressed its profound concern and dismay over the “ill-advised directive” to discontinue the Senior High School (SHS) program in universities and colleges funded by the government. Graduating Senior High School students (DepEd file...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, January 5 urged the Department of Health (DOH) to pursue the establisment of halfway houses nearby key medical centers in the country, noting there is sufficient budget for this under this year’s budget. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on...
