Senators on Tuesday, November 21 rebuked the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) after Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva confronted the commission over one of their official’s remarks seeking a petition supposedly addressed to him appealing for the passage of the Sexual Orientation,...
Three state-run banks and insurance corporations received the highest ratings for corporate governance in 2022 from the Governance Commission of GOCCs (GCG). During the Government-owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCC) governance awards on Monday, Nov. 20, the Land Bank of the Philippines...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been recognized again for championing sustainability, as it continues to promote sustainable practices toward achieving long-term growth in the corporate sector. The SEC was named as one of the Circle of Excellence awardees in the Sustainability...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) joined forces with the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for a financial literacy and investor education campaign to help overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) spot investment scams and manage their finances better. The Commission has signed a memorandum of...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has formally sent a letter to the Senate declaring its opposition to decriminalizing abortion. In his letter to Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, CHR chairperson Richard Palpal-Latoc said the CHR strictly adheres to the 1987 Constitution that specifically...
Malacañang has approved and adopted a new action plan to optimize demographic opportunities and address population issues in the next five years. File photo Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Memorandum Circular No. 40, which approved and adopted the Philippine Population and Development...
Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI), a member of the Gokongwei Group, reported that its acquisition of Rose Pharmacy Inc. has been cleared by the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC). Under a share purchase agreement dated Sept. 25, 2020, RRHI, through its subsidiary South Star Drug Inc.,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have joined forces to empower local government units (LGUs) in tackling investment scams and promoting financial literacy across the country. The SEC and the DILG signed a memorandum of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, November 16 said he expects power consumers to greatly benefit from the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) decision to reduce the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) annual revenue to P36.7-billion. The amount is...
Filinvest Land Inc., a member of the Gotianun Group, reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the shelf registration of its P35-billion Peso-Denominated Fixed-Rate Bonds. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), FLI said the SEC has also approved its...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday, November 15 threatened to give the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) a zero budget for next year if they refuse to withdraw their stand on decriminalizing abortion. Estrada, who is sponsoring the CHR’s proposed budget for 2024,...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has called on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to clarify its stand on abortion warning that their executive director’s stand pushing for its decriminalization, is dangerous. Cayetano pointed this out during the Senate’s plenary debate on the proposed...
