The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the P2-billion maiden share offering by Medilines Distributors Incorporated and the P9.55 billion follow-on offering by Sta. Lucia Land, Inc. In its meeting on October 12, the Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the registration...
The Senate Finance subcommittee on Tuesday, Oct. 12 swiftly approved the Commission on Audit’s (COA) proposed P14.463-billion budget for 2022. Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate finance panel, automatically endorsed COA”s proposed funding to the plenary after no senators interpellated or...
The passers of the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers will have their online oathtaking on Nov. 12. PRC/MB The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said the online oathtaking at 10 a.m. will be spearheaded by PRC Cebu through Microsoft Teams. The Commission said inductees shall...
A graduate of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman topped the new batch of the 2021 Chemical Engineer Licensure Examination that was held from Oct. 3 to 5, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Monday, Oct. 11. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) The licensure exam was given by the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the P15.46 billion shares-for-asset swap between AREIT Inc. (AREIT), the pioneer real estate investment trust (REIT) in the Philippines, and its sponsor company Ayala Land Inc. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AREIT said the SEC...
A total of 181 universities and colleges nationwide catering to 21,000 students are currently holding limited face-to-face classes, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday, Oct. 11, said. National University holds limited face-to-face classes for students taking up Medical Technology...
The Commission on Audit has flagged the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Program of popular tourist destination Boracay island. Boracay Island State auditors raised serious issues on the implementation of the SWMP after conducting a special audit on the collection and utilization of the...
The number of babies born in the Philippines last year dropped to its lowest since 1986, while the country recorded a decline in the number of marriages also in 2020—the first year of the pandemic. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in...
Actual construction of the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam, pegged by the Duterte administration as its top solution to Metro Manila's water woes, may have to wait until next year because of delays in meeting some conditions, including consent from the affected indigenous peoples, according to the new...
A retired labor attache’s neglect to demand payment for differentials in payment of allowances during his stint abroad has cost him nearly P2-million in money claims from government. 4C066E0A-F172-4FC2-A79E-EBEC6BE79E53_4_5005_c In a recent decision, the Commission on Audit-Commission Proper...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be resuming voter registration activities nationwide starting Monday, Oct. 11 until Oct. 30. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez urged the public to get registered for them to be able to participate in the May 2022 national and local elections....
Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday vowed to pursue the welfare and protection of the country’s elderly citizens as she seeks another term in the Senate. De Lima said she will make sure that the voices and concerns of senior citizens are properly heard and addressed as she seeks another six-year...
