The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, Aug. 16, urged affected students of the St. Vincent De Ferrer College of Camarin (SVDFCC) in Caloocan City to reach out to its National Capital Region (NCR) office for guidance and assistance. (CHED) This comes after CHED, along with the...
The Insurance Commission (IC) reported on Friday, Aug. 16, that healthcare benefits paid out by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) rose by 15.7 percent from January to June this year while their net income also increased. In a statement, the IC said HMOs paid P30.33 billion in benefits in the...
The regulator-approved pass on of the deferred charges of First Gen Corporation on its gas use for power generation and capital recovery on liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility investment will hike Meralco rates by P0.32 to P0.33 per kilowatt hour (kWh) starting in its October billing to...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has joined the opposition of residents in the construction of a causeway project in Cancabato Bay, Tacloban City where water quality and biodiversity are reportedly threatened. In a statement, the CHR said the ongoing construction of the 2.56-kilometer road...
The House Committee on Energy has begun deliberations on the finer detiails of the proposed amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) Law on Wednesday, Aug. 14, with the solons giving particular focus on how to strengthen...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the killing of South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur Vice Mayor Roldan Benito and his bodyguard Weng Marcos last August 2. The ambush of Benito and Marcos happened in in Barangay Pandan. The two were with Benito's family in a pickup truck when they were...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the petition of former Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHILSOC) President Jose "Peping" S. Cojuangco Jr. who sought relief from the notice of disallowance (ND) over the P27.2 million used for the 2005 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games....
The Philippine Competition Commission has cleared the Consunji Group’s planned acquisition of a controlling stake in Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc. (CHP). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the group said DMCI Holdings Inc., Dacon Corporation, and Semirara Mining and Power...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations has issued on Tuesday, Aug. 13, a subpoena duces tecum requiring the Commission on Audit (COA) to submit to the panel the audit report on the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is developing stronger whistleblower protection policies to combat corruption and promote investor protection within the corporate sector. In a statment, the commission said its Anti-Money Laundering Division, in partnership with the United Nations...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed full support to Senate Bill (SB) No. 2658, the proposed Free Menstrual Products Act, that would provide menstrual products for indigent women and those in the primary and secondary public schools. SB 2658, which was filed by Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny"...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reported slow processing times, unresponsiveness, and disrespectful conduct as among the top complaints from citizens on government agencies, based on the data from its helpdesk, Contact Center ng Bayan (CCB). In a statement on Monday, Aug. 12, CSC said the most...
