The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has decided to conduct its own investigation on two violent attacks against students in Zamboanga City and Agoncillo town in Batangas. In a statement, the CHR expressed its "grave concern over these incidents, which not only endanger the safety and well-being of...
Senators on Wednesday, April 24 urged the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to rein in and enforce stricter oversight on power generation companies (gencos) to ensure compliance with their scheduled outages. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero said...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the lending license of Copperstone Lending Inc. for its unfair debt collection practices and its failure to disclose the true and correct terms of loan contracts with borrowers. In a statement, the SEC said Copperstone Lending operates...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Wednesday, April 24 urged college graduates with Latin honors to apply for Honor Graduate Eligibility (HGE) if they want to work in the public sector. “Summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude graduates no longer need to take the Career Service Exam as...
"Weakness in internal control and lapses in monitoring and recording" brought about the P34.7 million increase in the costs of fuel consumption by the province of Nueva Ecija in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its audit report, COA said that Nueva Ecija spent P100.6 million for...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia confirmed on Wednesday, April 24 that United States (US) authorities have filed a money laundering case against former poll chief Andy Bautista. "I would like to respectfully confirm that based on our communication with attorneys...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has teamed up with Google and Apple to work for the removal of applications operated by cryptocurrency giant Binance in app marketplaces accessible in the Philippines. In separate letters addressed to Google and Apple dated April 19, the SEC has...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has denounced the reported confiscation of the personal belongings of a photojournalist while he was covering a land dispute in Silang, Cavite last April 20. Citing a report from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, the CHR said that...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Tuesday, April 23, announced that 1,185 out of 2,147 passed the Pharmacists Licensure Examination (PhLE). (Photo from PRC) In a statement, PRC said the top scorer in the April 2024 PhLE is Rhedz-wei Talling Hadjula, averaging 92.85 percent from...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the provincial government of Aurora over the "misuse" of its Rice Processing Complex (RPC) worth $2.3 million and the uncollected income from its supposed lease to a farmers' cooperative. The RPC was constructed on a $2.3 million grant from the Korean...
The officers and shareholders of MFT Group of Companies and The Foundry Ventures issued a statement reiterating their position that “we never engaged in securities transactions in violation of the Revised Securities Act.” They noted that the Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a...
The officials and members of the Board of Directors (BODs) of Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) disbursed P3.1 million in "irregular and unnecessary" expenses for foreign travels in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its annual audit report. COA said that the CIAC...
