The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and Philippine Racing Commission (PHILRACOM) signed a memorandum of agreement for the sponsorship of horse racing events for CY 2022 on Aug. 4 at the Philracom Office in Makati City. (Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office) According to PCSO, the...
A total of 108 individuals out of 178 examinees passed the July 2022 Environmental Planner Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) The exam was given by the Board of Environmental Planning in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo,...
An affiliate of e-commerce platform Shopee has secured its license to sell life insurance products in the Philippines, the Insurance Commission announced. In a statement Wednesday, Aug. 10, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said that SeaInsure Life Insurance Co., Inc. (SeaLife) was granted a...
Various indigenous people's rights organizations held a protest outside the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Central Office in Quezon City on Aug. 9 to call for the commission's abolition for "not doing its job and mandate to promote and protect the rights" of the country's...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the registration of Katuwang Poultry Chicken Egg Producing Co. as a partnership, for illegally soliciting investments from the public online. In an order, the SEC Enforcement and Investor Protection Department (EIPD) found that Katuwang...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made permanent its order stopping AlphanetWorld Corporation, which has been doing business under the name NWorld, from soliciting investments from the public without the necessary license. In a resolution, the Commission En Banc denied for lack of...
Citing his "dissatisfaction" with the performance of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero has sought the creation of a dedicated agency that would oversee the development of sports in the country. (Tom Briskey/ Unsplash) Romero filed in the ongoing 19th...
Heads up, Overseas Filipino Workers in Bangkok! A special Licensure Exam for Professional Teachers (LEPT) will be conducted in Thailand on Sept. 25, 2022. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) confirmed this in an advisory issued on Tuesday, Aug. 9, adding that...
The celebration of the National Indigenous Peoples Day is a chance for the nation to know more about the key role of the indigenous peoples in preserving the country's culture, Malacañang said. (Photo courtesy of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles...
Through electoral reforms, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia vowed to remove the distrust that the public has on the poll body. Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) In an interview on ANC's Dateline Philippines, Garcia said that the poll body was able to do...
Globe Telecom Inc. asked the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Tuesday (August 9) to require DITO Telecommunity to pay for interconnect penalties amounting to P622 million. The penalties were brought about by fraudulent calls placed through DITO's network to Globe, bypassing proper voice...
The House of Representatives moved one step closer to completing the reorganization of its committees Monday, Aug. 8 after more solons were designated to their respective panel chairmanships. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Making the motion to designate the various House members to their new...
