Senator Sonny Angara on Friday, January 27 assured that funding for higher social pension for indigent senior citizens is ensured under the P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2023. Angara assured some 4.1 million indigent seniors stand to receive P12,000 each in social pension...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has filed a bill seeking to amend the existing law on anti-agricultural smuggling saying it is necessary to provide stringent provisions against hoarders, profiteering traders who engage in hoarding, profiteering and cartel of prime agricultural products such...
The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development on Wednesday, January 25 honored 10 outstanding household workers as part of the 10th year anniversary of the “Batas Kasambahay,” also known as the Domestic Workers Act or Republic Act No. 10361. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has drafted, for public comment, the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11765, or the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act (FCPA) which also covers digital products and cryptocurrencies. In a statement, the...
As the country pushes its agenda of digital transformation to better serve Filipinos, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has committed to certifying the proposed E-Governance Act of 2022 as urgent, the Private Sector Advisory Commission (PSAC) said. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva called on concerned government agencies and the private sector to synergize their efforts to address the country's unemployment woes to generate at least 1.7 million jobs annually. Villanueva made a pitch anew for his Senate Bill No. 129, or the "Trabaho Para...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 24 sought for a stricter regulation of internet-based recruitment firms as the number of Filipinos falling victim to human trafficking have seemingly increased in the last few months. Hontiveros noted that many Filipinos are getting enticed to accept jobs...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading the proposed Magna Carta on Religious Freedom Act, which is contained in House Bill (HB) No. 6492. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The measure prohibits the government or any person to burden, curtail, impinge or...
The Senate public services committee today Jan. 23 asked telecommunications companies (telcos) to pick up pace in facilitating the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration of mobile users, with 146 million SIMs still unregistered three months away from deadline. Poe, committee chairperson,...
As it strongly condemned the act of violence in a public school in Quezon City that caused the death of a student, a group on Saturday, Jan. 21, expressed hope that the “unfortunate incident” will not be used to increase interference in schools by law enforcement authorities. (NOEL PABALATE /...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, January 20 called for a stricter enforcement of the law penalizing bullying, especially in the country’s schools. Gatchalian is referring to the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 or Republic Act No. 10627, which he said is becoming alarmingly predominant in schools...
The findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the purchase of overpriced laptops were welcomed by teachers’ groups on Thursday, Jan. 19. (Photo from Unsplash) In separate statements, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines and Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) welcomed the...
