The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) met with representatives from different power generation companies in Mindanao to apprise them of the revised requirements for obtaining certificates of compliance (COCs). In a statement, Sharon Montañer, ERC market operations service (MOS) director,...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has advised the National Housing Authority (NHA) to screen strictly Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) members who apply in the Government Employees Housing Program (GEHP) intended for low-salaried personnel. NHA's laxity, COA...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made permanent its cease and desist order (CDO) issued against Casa Infini Builders and Realty Co. Ltd., Casa Infini Realty Management Co. Ltd., and its affiliated entities. This comes after the Commission En Banc denied the company’s motion to...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will no longer prescribe a ‘reserve price’ for the scheduled green energy auction (GEA) covering geothermal capacity developments. “We just agreed with the DOE (Department of Energy) on the parameters how we will eventually approve the rates in the PSAs...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III expressed concern over the exorbitant rental rates for the so-called “modern automatic counting machines” (ACMs) that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeks to procure for the 2025 National and Local Elections. “Under...
DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) has received the ad interim appointment Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. from President Marcos. “Secretary...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate registration of Bagong Bansang Maharlika (BBM) International Inc. for using President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s name to lure members while operating as a non-government organization (NGO) without the necessary licenses. ...
The Philippine Youth Development Plan (PYDP) 2023–2028, a comprehensive roadmap for enabling Filipino youth to participate actively in the country’s social, economic, and political development, was unveiled by the National Youth Commission (NYC). Photo from NYC "The PYDP 2023-2028 is not just a...
President Marcos has urged Filipinos to work together to address the threat of global warming and make the country more resilient against climate change. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (File photo) Marcos said this in celebration of the 16th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change...
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano floated the idea of pre-auditing government projects under the Commission on Audit (COA) as it can be seen to aid the commission in enhancing its effectiveness and efficiency in carrying out its mandate. “Over the years, since the 1987 Constitution, COA has found the...
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairperson Emilio B. Aquino has been named as the first ever Public Sector Innovator Awardee in the 2023 Mansmith Innovation Awards. In a statement, the SEC said this is in recognition of his pioneering digital transformation efforts in the government. SEC...
Filinvest Development Corporation (FDC), the investment arm of the Gotianun Group, is planning to raise up to P32 billion through the issuance of peso-denominated fixed rate bonds in one or more tranches. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said it has filed online via...
