Electric motorcycles and bicycles will now enjoy lower tariff rates following its inclusion to the list of vehicles under the Executive Order (EO) No. 12 The National Economic and Development Authority Board approved the recommendations of the Committee on Tariff and Related Matters on the review...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded a 30 percent decline in cybercrime complaints from January to May 9 this year, the police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) disclosed on Thursday, May 16, comparing the data for the same period in 2023. Citing its data, PNP-ACG director Brig. Gen....
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) reminded owners, especially inside the malls, to ensure their businesses are registered and compliant with the Commission's regulations. NPC Commissioner John Henry Naga and other officials during the on-the-spot privacy sweep in Ayala Malls Manila Bay on...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, May 15 called on the Department of Energy (DOE), the Energy Regulatory Commission, and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to demonstrate the foresight and competence needed to address the power supply shortage being felt around the country....
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre is hoping that senators would empathize with the situation of hungry Filipinos and act on the proposed amendments...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered all units to strengthen their cybersecurity measures after a hacker claimed to have breached the police’s Logistics Data Information and Management System and disrupted the operation of the system. PNP...
Senator Francis Tolentino has filed a resolution to investigate, in aid of legislation, the alleged unauthorized wiretapping of the Chinese Embassy in Manila on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command (WESCOM). In a press conference on Wednesday, May 15, Tolentino said the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) will review the proposed amendment to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) to ensure that the debts from the National Food Authority (NFA) do not inflate. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that the law is working, however, he noted that some tweaks should be done to...
A group of teachers urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to stop implementing some learning recovery initiatives if it would push through with the conduct of Saturday classes once the school calendar reverts to the traditional June-March cycle. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In reaction to...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure seeking to amend Republic Act (RA) No. 11203, or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), in a bid to lower rice...
Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco (Facebook) House Committee on Energy Chairman, Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco has raised the possibility that some sectors are capitalizing on the annual red and yellow alerts...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has lifted the preventive suspension order earlier issued against 72 National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse supervisors who were reportedly involved in the low-priced sale of rice buffer stocks without the conduct of public bidding and prior approval by the NFA...
