The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday, June 1, signed a joint memorandum circular with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Philippine National Police (PNP) to clarify the guidelines on the implementation of COVID-19 safety measures and the liabilities of violators...
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Butch Ramirez, left, and Philippine Olympic Committee President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / PNA Photo) The national government has granted the request for national team athletes to get their vaccines for COVID-19 as the Inter-Agency Task Force elevated the...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it was already investigating local government units (LGUs) allegedly collecting unauthorized fees from truckers despite a circular issued last month prohibiting such act. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from ARTA) ARTA...
Expect more professional boxing tournaments to happen not only in the provinces but also in Metro Manila in the coming months after the Joint Administrative Order updated the supplemental guideline for sporting events. Games and Amusements (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra said that he and his counterpart...
The Philippine government should ensure continuity of HIV/AIDS care services even if it is still grappling with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said. (UNAIDS LOGO) According to UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, “there...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and four other key agencies of the government are set to issue a joint memorandum circular (JMC) that will cut down regulatory requirements for local coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufacturers. ARTA ARTA made the statement following President Duterte's...
It is now illegal to collect transport fees, taxes, and other payments imposed by groups along the path of truckers and motorists following complaints regarding the imposition of unauthorized pass-through fees on the transportation of goods. ARTA The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) made the...
The P30-billion Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) is now 61 percent complete in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. CCLEX links mainland Cebu from Cebu City to the Municipality of Cordova in Mactan Island. The overall engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) progress of the project...
Anchoring it on the ‘right to match’ provision of the joint operating agreement (JOA) under Service Contract (SC) 38, Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi indicated that Udenna Corporation of businessman Dennis Uy may likely have an edge in acquiring the 45-percent stake being unloaded by Shell...
Training for collegiate leagues like the NCAA and the UAAP is on standby as CHED forms a technical working group to craft guidelines before allowing student-athletes to resume practice. (MB File Photo / Jansen Romero) Collegiate athletes like the ones in the NCAA and UAAP would have to wait a...
After successful return to practice, Marcial hopes favorable response from JAO Group for scrimmages PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA commissioner Willie Marcial is taking the next big step to restarting the stalled Philippine Cup two weeks after the pro league got the green light...
UST Tigers coach Aldin Ayo (UAAP) Officials of the Joint Administrative Order Group and Commission on Higher Education have agreed to submit a report to the Inter-Agency Task Force on possible sanctions of the University of Santo Tomas when its men’s basketball team reportedly conducted a...
