Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, September 14, that it would be difficult for them to prepare for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE) after their budget was trimmed down by P17.4 billion. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning the public against two more firms that are not authorized to solicit investments as they do not have the necessary license. In separate advisories, the SEC named that two firms as Dermacare-Beyond Skin Care Solutions, Beyond Skincare...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the proposed amendments to two laws that would strengthen the protection of the rights, dignity, and welfare of the country's domestic workers or kasambahay. In a statement, the CHR referred to the amendments to Republic Act No. 10361, the Domestic...
CHEd Chairman Popoy de Vera (Screenshot from Facebook live) The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) won't be removed from the list of school-beneficiaries under the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education or UniFAST--at...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Courtesy of DND) The Commission on Appointments (CA) unanimously confirmed the ad interim appointment of lawyer Gilberto Teodoro Jr. as the Secretary of National Defense (SND) on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Teodoro’s appointment was...
Sen. Robin Padilla has filed a bill that seeks to strengthen the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) by providing it with expanded structural, organizational, and functional independence. Through Senate Bill No. 2440 or the proposed Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Charter, Padilla said that CHR will...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, September 13 confirmed the ad interim appointment of Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro as Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND). Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. faces the Committee on National Defense of the Commission on...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has granted the petition for money claim filed by Southern Philippines Power Corporation (SPPC) against the National Power Corporation (NPC) and the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) for the payment of contractual obligations under the...
Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, September 13, scored Ombudsman Samuel Martires’ proposal for Congress to remove provisions in the annual national budget that require publication of Commission on Audit (COA) reports on government agencies. “Good...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo The Committee on Audit (COA) has committed to carry out a special audit of the Commission on Higher Education's (CHEd) funds, including the Higher Education Development Fund (HEDF). This was bared by...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed its full support to the enactment into law of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2031 on Jails and Prisons Monitoring Act of 2023 that would help ensure the safety and security of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) inside detention centers. Filed by Sen. Raffy...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed apprehensions as it deplored the series of violent acts committed against persons who are candidates in the coming 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) . In a statement, the CHR said that the election-related violence only...
