The passers of the Licensure Examination for Certified Public Accountants will have their online oathtaking on Jan. 31, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) The online oathtaking at 10 a.m. will be spearheaded by PRC-Tuguegarao through Microsoft Teams. In...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sheriff Abas dismissed the report that the poll body's server was breached, compromising voter's sensitive information. Comelec/MB A Manila Bulletin (MB) report was published on Jan. 10 stating that group of hackers allegedly breached Comelec's servers and...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is now investigating the reported hacking and data breach on servers of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB In a statement on Wednesday, Jan. 12, NPC Commissioner John Henry D. Naga said the poll body was ordered to appear for a "clarificatory...
The opening of limited face-to-face classes would depend on the individual decisions of higher education institutions (HEIs), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Teleradyo interview on Wednesday, Jan. 12, CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera issued...
The Phase 2 of the implementation of limited face-to-face classes for all programs of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in areas under Alert Level 3 will begin by the end of this month, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In the CHED...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) removed a presidential aspirant from its tentative list of candidates on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Comelec/MB Independent presidential bet Gerald Arcega was removed from the updated tentative list of candidates of the Comelec for the upcoming May 2022 national and...
An automatic leave of absence may be availed by a government worker who will be called as a witness for the prosecution in an administrative or criminal case, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Tuesday, Jan. 11. (CSC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Under Resolution No. 2000897, published on...
National Privacy Commission The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said the decision of the Court Appeals upholding the former in a case by Pieceland Corp. vs. Manila New Life Church Inc. (MNLC) will strengthen the promotion not just the rights and freedoms of data subjects, but also the obligations...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has commended President Duterte for signing into law of a landmark measure that seeks to ban child marriage in the Philippines. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) POPCOM, which has long advocated for the strong protection of Filipino children being...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted the country’s first permanent license to operate as a crowdfunding platform to Investree Philippines Inc. 57909 The Commission En Banc approved Investree Philippines’ application for a permanent license to operate as a funding portal and...
Five more party-list groups were included by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the official ballot. Comelec/MB In a Notice dated Jan. 7, the Comelec identified the said groups and their designated number as the following: (174) Ayuda sa may Kapansanan; (175) Abante Sambayanan (SAMBAYANAN);...
National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) For the sixth straight year, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has exceeded its annual collection target by a whopping 72.4 percent. As of December 2021, NTC collection was at P9.09B, a whopping P3.82B jump from 2020. “I am grateful to...
