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...
There are now over 80 million Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards registered across the country, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) disclosed on Sunday, April 23. SIM cards (Pixabay) NTC on Sunday said 80,372,656 individuals have so far registered their SIMs as of April 22, but this...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. asked Filipinos to take part in worldwide efforts to address the effects of climate change as he assured the public of his administration's commitment to craft policies that will combat it. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (File photo /...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) will offer mobile services in Ilocos Sur on May 1, 2023. PRC to conduct mobile services in Ilocos Sur on May 1 To bring its services closer to Filipinos, PRC will be conducting a mobile outreach program on May 1. This time, it will be mounted at the...
Land Bank of the Philippines is offering its "anti-bill shock" credit facility to distribution utilities (DUs) in the power industry to help them cushion the impact of surging electricity rates during the summer months. As conveyed to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the credit facility...
Following the alleged personal data leak involving law enforcement agencies in the Philippines, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) once again assured the public that all information and data gathered during the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration will be...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission for its P9.93 billion capital expenditures (capex) for the upgrading and expansion of facilities in North Luzon. The company said that the facility reinforcements covers...
Three government agencies – National Bureau of Investigation (nbi), Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) – said there were no data breaches on their part, but the Philippine National Police (PNP) requested for time to review its systems for possible security...
