The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has welcomed the approval of the consolidated version of the House Bill No. 8400 (HB 8400), Act Institutionalizing and Expanding the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) to a Jobs Creation Plan, and the Senate Bill No. 2035 (SB 2035), Act Establishing...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta Will SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta give a hard time to Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa during the latter's confirmation hearing? Such is the question on the minds of observers in Congress...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will offer financial assistance for the human rights violations suffered by kasambahay Silvera "Elvie" Vergara, who was reportedly abused by her employers from Occidental Mindoro. In a statement, the CHR expressed deep concern over the reported long years...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corporation is expanding the base of its customers that have been availing of refund for their bill deposits, in compliance with the mandate of the Energy Regulatory Commission. In a statement to the media, MORE Power indicated that at least 175 customers already...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued higher feed-in-tariff (FIT) of P6.1110 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for run-of-river (ROR) hydropower facilities that will fill up the balance of the prescribed 250 megawatts cap for this renewable energy (RE) technology. The newly enforced FIT for ROR...
The combined premiums of the insurance industry registered a decline in the first six months of the year, data from the Insurance Commission (IC) revealed. Based on reports provided by 128 out of 136 licensed life and nonlife insurers, as well as mutual benefit associations (MBAs), the total...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has decided to conduct its own investigations on what it called as "horrific crimes" committed against senior citizens, a person with disability (PWD), and two minors over the past few weeks. Citing reports, the CHR said the first incident happened in Manila...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the petition for payment of P650 million in alleged dividends filed by Macrino A. Angeles against the Coconut Industry Investment Fund-Oil Mills Group (CIIF-OMG). The CIIF-OMG is a group of government-owned and controlled corporations registered under the...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion to reconsider the court's decision that dismissed the civil case for forfeiture and reconveyance of alleged ill-gotten wealth filed against the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos, his wife Imelda, and their alleged cronies. Civil Case No. 0024, filed in...
A Senate finance subcommittee has approved the P976 million budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and its attached agencies. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over the Finance Subcommittee O hearing to deliberate on the proposed budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and...
Mobile phone users would now be required to take a “live selfie” before their SIM registration application is approved. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Sec. Ivan John Uy presents the agency's proposed 2024 budget before a Senate Finance Subcommittee hearing...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Tuesday, Sept. 19, that 5,743 of the 17,576 examinees passed the August 2023 Criminologist Licensure Examination. (Photo credit to PRC) Jericson Balaba Jalagat of Ramon Magsaysay Memorial College-Marbel topped the board exam on Aug. 25 with...
