The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said it has started investigating allegations of police threats and harassment committed against members of the media during the coverage of operations to arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy. “In line with our mandate to safeguard...
After this week’s first Commission meeting under Officer-in-Charge Chairperson and CEO Jesse Hermogenes Andres, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has agreed to expedite approvals of the certificates of compliance (COCs) or the licenses needed by new power plants to start generating...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) had delisted a total of 42 party-list groups and had their registrations canceled ahead of the May 2025 mid-term elections. Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia speaks to the media during the first day of filing the Certificate of Candidacy...
First day of COC filing (Comelec) Amid the slow trickling of poll aspirants, the first day of certificate of candidacy (COC) filing for the 2025 mid-term elections was a peaceful scene overall, the top official of the Commission on...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday, Oct. 1, urged private higher education institutions (HEIs) to provide better scholarship programs for the marginalized, vulnerable, and disadvantaged sector. In a statement, the CHR said the scholarship programs should also include students from the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is exploring the revival of a futures market in the Philippines decades after a commodity and currency futures bourse was shut down due to irregularities. In a statement, the SEC said it is looking to develop a futures market to expand options for...
As Filipino consumers are continually stricken with the sting of outdated and expensive electricity rates, a lawmaker is pushing for a comprehensive investigation on the cause of delays on the rate reset or the warranted tariff adjustments of regulated entities as anchored on performance-based...
Poll aspirants are expected to flood the different venues of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, Oct. 1, on the first day of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the May 2025 National and Local Elections. In a chance interview on Monday, Sept. 30, Comelec Chairman George...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the municipality of South Ubian in Tawi-Tawi for its failure to insure with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) its property, plant and equipment (PPE) worth P69.9 million. In its audit report, the COA said that South Ubian's failure to insure...
The Gordian knot of the power sector’s regulatory affairs will be eased as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is already scheduled to resume its formal Commission meeting this Monday (September 30), which will be the first under the supervision of Officer-in-Charge Chairperson and CEO Jesse...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the tuition-free college education offered by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University (PUPOU) to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Manila City Jail. In an agreement forged last July between the Manila City Jail and...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) to utilize fully their Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (DRRMF) to fulfill the purpose for which the fund was created. The reminder was issued by the COA in its 2023 annual audit report on the municipalty of Leon in...
