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...
"Just follow the law. Our lives will be easy." This was the reminder of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia to the public as the gun ban officially takes effect Sunday Jan. 12, 2025, with the commencement of the election period for the May 2025 National and Local...
Organizers, as well as government officials and the private sector, are confident with the country’s hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championships happening on Sept. 12 to 28 in two major Metro Manila venues. From left, sports patron Manuel V. Pangilinan, Philippine Olympic Committee...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a new extension office in Laoag City, its 14th outside of Metro Manila, to strengthen its regulatory oversight and support economic growth in northern Philippines. The Commission officially inaugurated the SEC Laoag Extension Office (EO) on...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the revocation of the corporate registration of Farm to Market (F2M) Agri-Farm OPC for soliciting investments from the public without the necessary license. In an order, the SEC Enforcement and Investor Protection Department (EIPD) revoked F2M...
