Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, July 5 pushed for the passage of a bill that seeks the granting of paid leaves to private sector workers during a state of calamity, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In filing Senate Bill No. 2307, De Lima seeks a five-day paid leave benefits to private...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday criticized the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for reappropriating the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines purchased by the private sectors intended for their workers and distributing these to local government units (LGUs). De Lima said this is contrary to the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Friday, July 2, that it had seized a cache of firearms and 11 kilos of suspected marijuana worth P2,240,800 from a suspected crime syndicate leader during a search operation in Malolos, Bulacan. The operation was part of the larger crackdown on private...
The seeming one-upsmanship between local government units (LGUs) in the country has done wonders to the government's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año...
Arming civilians in the government’s anti-crime drive could legitimize “vigilantes and private armies” and it’s a “reincarnation of the Davao Death Squad,” opposition coalition 1Sambayan said on Wednesday, June 30. (1Sambayan/Facebook) In a statement, the pro-democracy group criticized...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday proposed that another resolution be crafted to complement the approval of a Senate bill that seeks to amend tax regulations governing private schools and institutions. Drilon, during the Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing on Senate Bill No....
The importance of the private sector's role in mitigating the adverse impact of climate change was once again highlighted during a recent virtual townhall discussion organized by Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi). Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (left) and Victor Andres "Dindo" Manhit...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched the Philippines’ first solar-powered on-farm cold storage demo unit in collaboration with Filipino firm Next Agri Corporation Philippines and Indian firm Ecozen Solutions Private Ltd. On Friday, Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the inauguration...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, June 25, announced that private schools and non-DepEd public schools are allowed to start their respective school openings as soon as they are ready - provided that there will be no face-to-face classes. DepEd allows private, non-DepEd public schools...
A group of private schools said the new tax hike policy of the Bureau of Internet Revenue (BIR) will cause "irreparable" damage to private schools, stakeholders, and local communities. (Unsplash) "The new tax rates will burden the schools during this period while we are fighting for survival and...
The new tax hike policy Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) continues to threaten the private educational system, the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) on Tuesday, June 22, said. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, COCOPEA said that the Revenue Memorandum...
The private sector has Vice President Leni Robredo’s gratitude as she recognized on Monday, June 21, the work they did in helping the government in its COVID-19 response by shouldering the cost of vaccinating their employees in order to attain herd immunity. Vice President Leni Robredo delivers...
