The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its own investigation into the attempted ambush of Vice Mayor John Bong Alvarez of San Miguel town in Bulacan last June 4. In a statement, the CHR said "the continued occurences of violence against officials undermine the effective delivery of public...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has inked a contract with subsidiary ENEX Energy Corporation (ENEX) for the agreed shares subscription covering 177,544,011 non-voting preferred shares of the latter to be issued at a par value of P1.00 per share. According to ACEN, the shares will be issued from ENEX’s...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has ruled there was "no illegal use" by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) of its P15 million confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) in 2013 as it lifted the Notice of Disallowance (ND) it had earlier issued. In an eight page ruling, the COA granted...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reported that the Philippines has made significant progress and is moving closer to exiting the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gray list. During the FATF plenary meeting held in Singapore from June 23 to 28, the global money laundering and terrorist...
Do you have urgent human rights complaints that need to be addressed anytime of the day? Or do you have any request from the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) that needs immediate action? The answer: Access CHR's online portal CHR MISMO starting today, July 1. CHR MISMO (Management Information...
Families were encouraged to create emergency plans for climate-related risks and stayed informed about climate change impacts. The Climate Change Commission (CCC) made the call as it underscored the critical role of climate resilience in safeguarding the Philippines from the escalating impacts of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, June 30 urged the government to strengthen the implementation of the comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) and the social protection program for adolescent mothers. Gatchalian made the call following the Commission on Population and Development’s...
The Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) decision to approve Manila Electric Company's (Meralco) refund scheme in 2022 alleviated the effects of the pandemic on its consumers. Marciano G. Delson, dean of San Beda University’s College of Law, said that by granting Meralco’s actual...
(Unsplash) The confusion and misinformation on the rate-setting process of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and other power distributors in the country are all the Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) fault. Thus, said Cagayan de...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has chided the officials of Maimbung town in Sulu over the incomplete documentations of awarded contracts and payments for infrastructure projects as it lamented that the issues have been "a matter of great concern for several years already." "Despite repeated...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc., the water provider of most cities in Metro Manila, has been granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a permit to sell its P15 billion blue bond offering. This comes after the Philippine Rating Services Corporation granted Maynilad’s blue bonds a PRS...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the appeal of Catanduanes Gov. Joseph C. Cua and several other provincial officials who contested the P14.8 million disallowance on cash advances (CAs) used for intelligence and confidential (IC) activities in 2012 and 2013. On Jan. 30, 2015, the COA...
