A disagreement over how much the government should pay to electrify remote areas in the country has caused the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to delay funding requests from the National Power Corporation (NPC). The ERC announced that it deferred action on 14 applications from NPC for Universal...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla is seeking to declare the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) as an independent office through an amendment to the 1987 Constitution in an aim to bolster its independence. On Monday, Jan. 20, Padilla filed a Resolution of Both Houses No. 11, which amends Sec. 17 (Human Rights)...
National Youth Commission (NYC) Chief of Staff Atty. Eriven Larry Nepomuceno, Commissioner-at-Large Karl Josef Legazpi, Commissioner-at-Large Michelle Mae Gonzales, US Embassy Ambassador MaryKay Carlson, NYC Chairperson Jeff Ortega, U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Y. Robert Ewing, NYC...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to amend the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994 or Republic Act No. 2784 in a bid to enhance the quality of teaching in the country and improve the country’s education system. In filing Senate Bill No. 2840, Gatchalian...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Saturday, Jan. 18, that it will comply with the temporary restraining orders (TROs) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday, Jan. 17. The SC issued three more TROs that halted Comelec from disqualifying three candidates in three towns in the May 2025...
Sultan Kudarat 2nd district Rep. Horacio Suansing Jr. stands at the podium on the plenary floor. (Facebook) Sultan Kudarat 2nd district Rep. Horacio Suansing Jr. is prodding the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Philippine Competition...
As the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban officially took effect last Sunday Jan. 12, 2025, signalling the start of the election period for the May 2025 National and Local Elections, various checkpoints were also deployed nationwide as part of the poll body's implementation of Resolution...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Saying that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has been compliant with its franchise requirements, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reported that the Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the cease and desist order (CDO) the commission issued against AlphanetWorld Corporation. AlphanetWorld, doing business under the name and style of NWorld, was ordered by the SEC to stop soliciting...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has required publicly listed companies and other corporations with public interest to disclose fees paid to their external auditors. In a statement, the commission said this requirement is meant to enhance transparency and accountability in reporting...
A fresh wave of blame game is electrifying the discourse surrounding the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the country’s grid operator—but while digging up past regulatory missteps might make for catchy headlines, the real power play lies in tackling the tough questions: who...
Senators have called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to assert the need for a thorough and impartial probe into the death of Marvil Facturan-Kocjančič, a Filipino migrant, who was reportedly beaten and stabbed to death by her husband. “I condemn in the strongest possible terms...
