The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is developing stronger whistleblower protection policies to combat corruption and promote investor protection within the corporate sector. In a statment, the commission said its Anti-Money Laundering Division, in partnership with the United Nations...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed full support to Senate Bill (SB) No. 2658, the proposed Free Menstrual Products Act, that would provide menstrual products for indigent women and those in the primary and secondary public schools. SB 2658, which was filed by Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny"...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reported slow processing times, unresponsiveness, and disrespectful conduct as among the top complaints from citizens on government agencies, based on the data from its helpdesk, Contact Center ng Bayan (CCB). In a statement on Monday, Aug. 12, CSC said the most...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) to implement their septage management systems mandated under Republic Act No. 9275, the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, to assure their constitutents of better water quality. The COA said that RA 9275 mandates all LGUs to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Philippine Stock Exchange have issued separate warnings to the public against scammers who lure investors with images of President Marcos and the bourse’s logo. The SEC is advising the public not to engage with Bagong Bansang Maharlika (BBM)...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said he will conduct a comprehensive post-evaluation of the efforts exerted by the government and various stakeholders in preparing and supporting the country’s delegates to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, said...
As it adopts a new flexible work arrangement this month, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has ensured that there will be no interruptions in the delivery of its frontline services. (CSC / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the CSC announced the introduction of a hybrid work arrangement for its...
The substantial delay in the regulatory approval of power supply agreements (PSAs) was among the factors blamed in the never-ending high electricity rates burden of the Filipino consumers – and that had been particularly manifest in this year’s summer months because many power utilities were...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (PPAB) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo is prodding the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to establish online consultations, otherwise known as “TeleKonsulta”, as a response to the...
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Andres Bautista has been charged by the United States (US) Department of Justice (DOJ) for their role in an alleged bribery and money laundering scheme to retain and obtain business related to the 2016 Philippine elections. (MB file photo) This...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed deep concern over the alleged misreporting made in police blotters in Davao City as an "attempt" to cover up the city's real crime statistics. In a statement, the CHR cited reports of "discrepancies" in two police log books which showed different...
(Unsplash) The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) told a House of Representatives panel that it has identified five allied healthcare professions that will face “supply and demand” challenges in terms of manpower. During the budget deliberations of the agency before the...
