Crafting the rules governing internet-based transactions are not expected to be an easy one. The hurdles are high and the opposition from various e-commerce platforms is strong. Even the legislature is having a hard time that the measure is no longer in the running for passage in this Congress. The...
The Duterte administration will amend the the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the build-operate-transfer (BOT) law to remove the “onerous,” “excessive,” and “undue” terms, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a statement, the NEDA said on Tuesday,...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has laid down the rules that will delineate the qualification of consumers that can avail of the Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) or those that can secure or contract for electricity supply from renewable energy (RE) suppliers. ERC LOGO As the regulatory...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has issued a memorandum directing all its personnel to use body-worn cameras (BWCs) while serving search or arrest warrants in compliance with the rules set by the Supreme Court, a move seen as a milestone for transparency amid allegations of human rights abuses...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered a massive information drive for operating policemen on the rules issued by the Supreme Court in using the body-worn cameras and in serving search and arrest warrants. Eleazar said he had already tasked the...
As the national government's task force on coronavirus response gas allowed children five years old above to go out, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar urged parents to teach their kids in following the rules on health safety protocols amid the continuous threats...
Amid another confusion on the travel protocols for fully-vaccinated individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) , the Philippine National Police (PNP) instructed its men to stick on the existing travel rules, especially those being implemented by the Local Government Units (LGUs) that...
The finance and trade departments signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the corporate recovery and tax Incentives for enterprises (CREATE) law, the government’s largest fiscal stimulus package for businesses in the country’s history. Ahead of the July 10, 2021 deadline, Finance...
For cash agents, remittance centers Banks with cash agents should ensure customers have access to information verification and could easily file complaints when needed as part of stricter rules on cash agent operations, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Chuchi G....
The top Google-searched games that are kid-appropriate—or not Google recently released its list of top trending searches in the Philippines. The list acts as a chronicle of the newsworthy things that took place during this very interesting year. As most Filipinos spent more time at home...
Banks’ standing as trusted financial institutions will have new yardsticks with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) up-coming rule on reputational risk management. It took time but BSP Deputy Governor Chuchi G. Fonacier said the...
