The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed its 2020 decision which held liable former Manila mayor Jose L. Atienza Jr. and former city legal officer Melchor R. Monsod in the notice of disallowance (ND) for P34.7 million payment for a property bought by the city government in 2001. It dismissed the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has partnered with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Open Ownership (OO) in using its beneficial ownership data (BOD) to promote tax integrity. Last Sept. 22, the SEC conducted a focus group discussion (FGD) on Beneficial Ownership...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) will kick off this year's celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Rights Month (IP Month) and the 26th anniversary of the signing of the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (IPRA). National Commission on Indigenous Peoples The celebration, with the theme...
After repeated warnings of drastically increasing penalties by October, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted a final one-month extension for amnesty applications of non-compliant and suspended or revoked corporations. Corporations, which have incurred penalties for the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed its full support to the consolidation and passage into law of two Senate bills which seek to address the issue on workers' contractualization "not only to protect the laborers' rights but also to ensure that businesses will thrive." "The need to...
(L-R) Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia and DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. signed a memorandum of agreement that aims to combat the deplorable practice of vote buying on Sept. 28, 2023 at the DND Building in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. (Photo by DND) Department of National Defense (DND)...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) expressed a willingness to work with other agencies and other stakeholders to ensure that the country will be able to produce competitive and qualified Human Resources for Health (HRH). CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera (Photo courtesy of CHED) “The...
Government officials and employees from various regions came together on Thursday, Sept. 28 to commemorate the 123rd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary (PCSA) with the nationwide “Medical Mission of Government Workers.” The medical mission aimed to provide essential medical and dental...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Philippines’ leading finance super app GCash have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to go after perpetrators of online fraud, e-scams, and other cybercrimes. Under the agreement, GCash will assist and cooperate with the SEC in...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said it is high time for the government to resolve expeditiously the issues of poverty and inequality being suffered by the members of the indigenous cultural communities (ICCs) in the country. It said the problems could be resolved with the immediate passage...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has relaxed the disclosure requirements for public offerings as part of guidelines issued to streamline the process for companies seeking to raise funds from the capital market. SEC Chairperson Emilio B. Aquino “The streamlined procedures are part of...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Davao de Oro 1st district Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora says the Office of the Vice President (OVP) welcomes the audit observation memo (AOM) from the Commission on Audit (COA). During the House plenary debate on the...
