The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday, July 9, welcomed the “unqualified opinion” from the Commission on Audit (COA) for its financial statement submitted for the fiscal year 2023. (CHED / MB Visual Content Group) “When I assumed CHED Chairmanship in 2018, I initiated serious...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, July 9, that he was the one being referred to by SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta as the poll official who allegedly opened 49 offshore accounts. "Huwag na natin paikut-ikutin. Ako po yung nire-refer doon....
By Myrna M. Velasco Investors on pipelined offshore wind developments in the country are amenable to a P10 to P16 per kilowatt hour (kWh) prospective reserve price for contracted capacity on their projects once the green energy auction (GEA) for the technology will be carried out by the Department...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reported that it has secured the conviction of five officers of lending company All-in 7,000 Lending and Trading Corp. for falsifying documents required for their SEC registration. In a decision dated June 25, Branch 47 of the Metropolitan Trial Court of...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) looks forward to the enactment into law of House Bill No. 10423 that would provide monthly social pension to all senior citizens regardless of their financial status. Currently, only indigent seniors receive a monthly social pension of P500. House Bill...
The Securities and Exchange has issued a warning to the public that Safe District Enterprise is not authorized to solicit investments from the public. In an advisory, the SEC said its warning is prompted by reports and information it gathered that individuals representing an entity named Safe...
The government is investigating the possible connection between the nine foreigners found dead in Pampanga and the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) operating illegally in the country. Pixabay According to the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), a subject of interest in...
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) is considering proposing the gradual phaseout of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country following intensified calls to ban them due to illegal activities linked to the industry. Pixabay PAOCC spokesperson Dr. Winston...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed the P131.5 million notice of disallowance (ND) issued in 2012 on the purchase in 2009 by the Philippine National Polide (PNP) of 75 units of rubber boats and 93 units of outboard motors. In a decision, the COA denied the petition for review filed by...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has slapped Isabela II Electric Cooperative (ISELCO) with P2.0 million penalty due to its failure to validate the generation charges it passed on to its customers and for not complying with required fuel audit process. The regulatory body stipulated that the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has admonished the provincial officials of Sorsogon in the distribution in 2023 of P37.7 million worth of relief goods which were not adequately supported with documents or promptly reported. In its 2023 audit report, the COA said the provincial government's failure to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has insisted that the Maria Francesca Tan (MFT) Group of Companies, Inc. and Foundry Ventures I, Inc. should have secured the necessary government licenses first before soliciting investments from the public, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on...
