A "victory for justice" was the Commission on Human Rights' (CHR) reaction to the acquittal of its former chairperson and senator Leila M. de Lima in the third and last illegal drugs case filed against her during the past administration. In a decision, the Muntinlupa City regional trial court (RTC)...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has assured members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQIA+) community of its willingness to listen for adoption of recommendations of policies and laws that would "protect them from stigma, discrimination and hate." The...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Humanitarian and Spiritual Mission Apostulates of Davao and Asia Inc., HASMADAI Foundation Inc., and Humanitarian Institute of Technology Corp. (collectively HASMADAI) to stop their unauthorized solicitation of investments. In a cease and...
Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes (Facebook) Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo "Ompong" Ordanes has echoed the call of National Commissioners of Senior Citizens (NCSC) officials for the removal of Chairman Franklin Quijano from the body....
Two senators have expressed their unwavering support for Filipino Olympians joining the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics set to take place from July to September. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, personally led the turnover of his financial...
President Marcos has ordered Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin to release additional funds to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for the participation of Filipino athletes to the upcoming Olympics. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the send-off ceremony for Filipino athletes...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles expressed confidence that implementing the Career Service Eligibility-Preference Rating (CSE-PR) for specific government workers would significantly expand the pool of civil service eligibles, particularly with over 200,000 government...
Senator Joel Villanueva has filed a resolution seeking to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the unprecedented number of gambling-related text scams. In filing Senate Resolution No. 1057, Villanueva said that while the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) reported a decline in...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Thursday, June 20, cautioned the public against dealing with individuals soliciting personal favors and spreading misleading information under the guise of the agency’s officials and employees. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles advised stakeholders to be careful...
(Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking congressmen led by House Speaker Martin Romualdez have jointly filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the stoppage of the payment of hundreds of retired Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel's...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is studying the possibility of disqualifying candidates who will fail to make use of biodegradable materials in their campaign activities. This was according to Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, who recently wrote to the Comelec En Banc regarding the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned bond offering of Megawide Construction Corporation worth up to P5 billion. In its meeting on June 18, the Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the registration statement of Megawide covering up to P4 billion of...
