The Department of Energy (DOE) will allot a lead time of at least eight months as preparation time for the targeted bid submission of investors under the planned green energy auction (GEA) for offshore wind capacities by next year. According to Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara, the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has revoked the corporate registration of Lucky South 99 Corp. for operating a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) facility in Pampanga without the necessary license. The SEC’s Enforcement and Investor Protection Department...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved in a plenary session the ad interim appointments and nominations of 32 generals/flag officers and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The CA's Committee on National Defense approved the promotion of the following generals...
The number of teaching, teaching-related and non-teaching personnel in the country's public schools dwindled by 38,463 from 1,016,066 in 2022 to 977,603 in 2023. Despite the reduced number of teaching personnel, the Commission on Audit (COA) said its state auditors recorded an increase in the total...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (PPAB) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) doesn't have a single peso under its proposed budget for 2025 to implement Republic Act (RA) No.10353 or the “Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) headquarters (Manila Bulletin) Lanao del Norte 1st district Rep. Khalid Dimaporo acknowledged on Tuesday, Sep. 3, that the annual budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) was affected by “political...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has reaffirmed that the distribution utilities (DUs) can already implement tariff pass-on for capacities procured via emergency power supply agreements (EPSAs) even without securing provisional regulatory approval. In an advisory issued by the ERC, it...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the Department of Education (DepEd) over its unsettled P12.297 billion notices of disallowances and suspensions, and the "substantial accumulated unliquidated" cash advances of P6.959 billion in 2023. In its 2023 annual audit report, the COA blamed...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta has urged the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to protect members of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) following the alleged human rights violations during the...
A week into the Philippine National Police (PNP) operations in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reminded policemen that their operation should only involve the implementation of an arrest warrant, not a search warrant. In a...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rolled out an incentive program to encourage delinquent corporations to restore their good standing by giving them discounts on penalties if they submit their delayed annual reports. Following the success of the amnesty program it implemented last...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Education (DepEd) over lapses in its P5.69 billion School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) in 2023, with reports of delays and non-delivery of nutritious food products (NFPs) and pasteurized milk in several regions. Worse,...
