Timing is everything, even when it comes to legislation. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Economist-solon Joey Sarte Salceda used the occasion of the 77th Annual National Convention of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) in Cebu City to explain why the proposed Ease...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez made an important promise to the business community Tuesday, Nov. 22 during his speech at the 2022 Asia CEO Forum at Marriott Hotel in Pasay City. House Speaker Martin Romualdez addresses the 2022 Asia CEO Forum in Pasay City on Nov. 22, 2022 (Speaker's office) In...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has introduced a master's degree program in public administration with a special focus on Regulatory Management System (RMS) and Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA). Photo from ARTA The agency also launched on July 15 a diploma course in public management. In a...
The Philippine government has officially relaunched the Philippine Business Hub (PBH), a single online platform for registering businesses, at the Quezon City Hall on Monday, June 20. Key government agencies and the local government of Quezon City lead the relaunch of the Philippine Business Hub...
What was supposed to be a meeting with top-level officials of the Social Security System for the presentation of the zero backlog program became something more when the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) witnessed violations of the Ease Of Doing Business (EODB) Act in the SSS Diliman, Quezon City...
69070 Globe Telecom Inc. expects more prepaid data uptake and mobile revenues for 2022 after the government eases pandemic restrictions and the economy begins to open up. This is because customer mobility is a huge factor in the consumption of prepaid mobile data packs and promos, reasoned Darius...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Saturday, Feb. 26 vowed to make doing business in the Philippines even easier in a bid to expedite the country’s recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Shivendu Shukla/ Unsplash) Although the Anti-Red Tape Act...
The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) called on the education sector to heed students' calls for a "genuine" health break as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to rise. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing the record-high resurgence of COVID-19 infections and...
Editorial One week after the start of its implementation last Jan. 17 – and amid criticism of its adverse effects the government’s “no vax, no ride” policy is undergoing closer scrutiny. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) cited the rationale for this policy: “We are doing everything...
Editorial Manila, Pasay City, and Marikina City were the first local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) to declare a weeklong health break, which started Jan. 14, 2022. Classes at all levels in public and private schools were suspended. This was supported by the Department...
Since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation may vary from one area to another, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Jan. 12, said that declaring a nationwide academic or health break would need further evaluation. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In a virtual presser, Education Secretary...
The recent calls for the implementation of academic breaks have left the Commission on Education (CHED) wondering. CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera (Photo from CHED) “Nagtataka nga ako bakit pinag-uusapan iyan kasi 2020 pa, nag-a-academic break na ang schools on their own (I wonder why they are...
