Lawyers of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) can receive additional compensation from the state-owned Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation for services rendered in handling current and future arbitration cases, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said....
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has told the Governance Commission on GOCCs (GCG) to update three-year-old salary schedule for employees of government...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, August 18 said it is imperative for lawmakers to scrutinize carefully the additional subsidy being asked by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). PhilHealth, the senator noted, is asking an additional subsidy of P70-billion for 2025...
Ako-Biicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) By ELLSON QUISMORIO The House Committee on Appropriations chairman has backed a move by the Department of Finance (DOF) to tap billions worth of unused funds from government-owned and controlled...
The national government slashed the amount of subsidy it extended to government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) to around 18 percent last year, but bulk of it went to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth). Financial support extended to the state-owned companies plunged to...
After a relentless two-year battle, health workers in Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), and the Department of Health (DOH)-retained health workers have triumphed in securing their long-overdue health emergency allowances (HEA) covering the...
The Bureau of the Treasury reported that state-run companies' financial independence strengthened in October this year, as the national government's subsidy to these corporations decreased. Based on the Treasury bureau’s report, the total subsidies granted to government owned and controlled...
The Governance Commission for Government Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) has collaborated with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen its supervision of sovereign wealth funds (SWF). In a statement, Marius P. Corpus, GCG chairperson, said the capacity-building activity offered them...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of the National Food Authority (NFA) which challenged the real property tax (RPT) imposed by the municipality of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao. The NFA questioned the municipality's RPT assessment against it as it argued that it is a government...
The nomination of Alexander T. Lopez as chairman of the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) has been approved by President Marcos. (From left) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) board member Alex Lopez (Photo from Alex Lopez/Facebook) In a letter signed by...
The Social Security System (SSS), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) are the top three government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) which netted the highest income in 2022. Based on the Annual Financial Report (AFR) on...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Yamsuan has challenged the Governance Commission for Government-Owned and -Controlled Corporations (GCG) to take the lead in promoting good governance in the bureaucracy. This was the gist of Yamsuan's message to...
