The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) has launched its final election observation report on the 2025 Philippine National and Local Elections, commending the Filipino electorate for its robust participation in the May 12 midterm polls, while also outlining critical reforms to strengthen the...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) continues to do the groundwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the launch of a new derivative product called Global Philippine Depository Receipts (GPDR), hopefully by next year. PSE President and CEO Ramon S. Monzon said their efforts to...
Outgoing Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta is pushing to accelerate plans that would allow households to choose their own power suppliers. Dimalanta told reporters she intends to advance plans for lowering the demand threshold for the Retail Competition and Open...
More Filipino workers are expected to build up their retirement funds under the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA), following the enactment of the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act (CMEPA). The Securities and Exchange Commission noted that, among the salient provisions of the...
With allegedly more than 4,200 pending cases waiting like unpaid electric bills, newly designated Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairman Francis Saturnino “Nino” Juan and his fellow Commissioners aren 't walking smoothly into the office. Instead, they 're stepping into a...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning to the public, especially job hunters, to watch out against job offer scams that aim to defraud the public through the use of a “tasking and recharging scheme.” The warning was issued after the SEC 's Enforcement and...
Yedda Romualdez is Tingog party-list 's new third nominee, following the resignation of her sister, Marie Josephine Diana "Happy" Caltrava, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) confirmed on Friday, July 18. In a copy of a letter of Comelec Chairman George Garcia dated July 16, 2025, provided...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned ₱13-billion initial public offering (IPO) of Hann Holdings Inc., the owner and developer of the integrated resort (IR) brand Hann Resort. In its meeting on July 17, the Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the...
Marking a shift in the country’s power landscape, EvoEnergi gathered government leaders, industry partners, and its first ten customer groups in a recent event recognizing the early adopters of its Retail Aggregation Program (RAP). In a strong endorsement, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has vowed to prioritize streamlining regulations and addressing agency backlogs to protect consumers from rising power costs. Incoming ERC Chairperson Francis Saturnino C. Juan stated that a review of the performance-based rate-setting methodology for private...
Less than a week after Monalisa Dimalanta stepped down as chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Malacañang has named her successor. According to Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro, former ERC Executive Director Francis Saturnino Juan will assume...
To fulfill its commitment to supporting local small businesses, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is offering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) discounts of 20 percent to 50 percent on certain transaction fees. The Commission, on July 16, issued Memorandum Circular No. 8,...
