The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is eyeing on elevating its legal tussle with News and Entertainment Network Corp. (Newsnet) to the Supreme Court after the appellate court rules on the enforcement of an earlier ruling by the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA). “The Court of Appeals...
The Philippines successfully steered clear of the United States Special 301 Watch List of countries with intellectual property violations and concerns for ten consecutive years and was even recognized for its enforcement practices to prevent unauthorized camcording. This was contained in the United...
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said they are assessing if it is legally and technically feasible to deactivate services, such as social media access, for those who refuse to register their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. SIM card (Unsplash) NTC Deputy Commissioner Jon Paulo...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday evening, April 26, that 983 out of 2,935 passed the Electronics Engineers Licensure Examination (ECE) and 1,641 out of 2,227 passed the Electronics Technicians Licensure Examination (ECT) held in April. Courtesy of PRC Joshua Aniken...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) urged on Wednesday, April 26 government employees to avail themselves of various learning and development (L&D) programs offered by the Civil Service Institute (CSI) for May 2023. In a statement, CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles announced that CSI, as the training...
Machines with 13-inch screens and a "send-to-all" system are just some of the capabilities that Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia disclosed for the 2025 elections in a bid to continuously ensure transparency. During the Manila City Hall Reporters’ Association's...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles reminded new doctors that whether they choose a private or public practice, they must at all times, be accountable to the people. Nograles made the statement as he congratulated the 1,573 new doctors who officially took their oath as...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, April 25 said telecommunication companies (telcos) should undertake the necessary steps to make the procedure for the registration of SIM (subscriber identity module) cards easier for prepaid subscribers. Estrada made the call after the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) is now robustly enhancing its capability to deliver its performance audit mandate to help government agencies better perform their mandates. In the 1980s, the COA performed a cyclical comprehensive review of government agencies which include financial, compliance, and...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has released a resolution designating the Assistant Commissioner for Legal to issue orders dismissing administrative cases found to be defective based on technical grounds. In a statement, CSC said that complaints and appeals which are non-compliant with the...
What to expect in the new season of the PBA D-League will be talked about on Tuesday, April 25, in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. PBA Deputy Commissioner Eric Castro leads the panel of guests in the weekly session as...
The Tariff Commission (TC) is conducting full blast review of the most favored nation (MFN) tariffs to set the new import duty rates and schedules on wide ranging products from various countries, which account for 52 percent of the country’s total imports, over the next five years (2024-2028). MFN...
