The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has attested to the capability of Miru Systems as a poll system provider following its recent visit to Seoul, South Korea, where it observed the facility that is expected to produce 110,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) for the upcoming 2025 national and...
Senators on Tuesday, June 18, have asked the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) not to simply make excuses but to be more proactive in addressing what can be called a "text scam pandemic" that is paralyzing the country's systems. This was after the NTC said in a statement that the SIM...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Malabon City government over its P2.183 billion "unreliable" year-end balance of Cash in Bank (CIB) and the P4.265 billion Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) accounts. In letter to Malabon City Mayor Jeannie N. Sandoval, COA said: " The accuracy,...
Government disbursing officers should not be allowed to retire or resign their posts without clearance for their money, property, and other accountabilities, the Commision on Audit (COA) said. This was pointed out by COA in its 2023 annual audit report on Looc town in Occidental Mindoro....
Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo asked the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) to conduct a fair investigation on the allegations against her which she called untrue and baseless. Lawyers of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo—Atty. Lorelie M. Santos and Atty. Yvette Dawn P. Gianan...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Monday, June 17, denounced a video circulating online that shows a child undergoing circumcision. Photo from Unsplash “The privacy and dignity of our children must be safeguarded at all costs,” said the NPC in a statement after it came to their attention...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed its second money laundering case against Silverlion Livestock Trading Corp. for its allegedly illegal solicitation of investments from the public. A joint complaint was filed last June 4 by the SEC and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded all local government units (LGUs) to insure with the General Insurance Fund (GIF) of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) all their property, plant and equipment (PPE) to assure indemnification for damages or losses on account of...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) against the hiring of job order (JO) personnel -- contractual or casual employees -- without specific policy guidelines that would determine their actual performance during their work duration. In its annual audit...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reported that it has filed a criminal complaint against the group of a casino junket operator and some individuals for engaging in unlawful activities linked to money laundering. In a complaint filed before the Department of Justice on May 31, 2024, the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has asked the government to speed up the compensation and other benefits due to more than 16,000 families or about 80,000 individuals, called internally displaced person (IDPs), who were severely affected during the five-month Marawi siege in 2017. Aside...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has commended the third-class municipality of Pikit in North Cotabato for its efforts in improving revenue collections after the economic repercussions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. "Improvement exists on the revenue generation of the local government unit to...
