Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian led the distribution of grocery gift certificates to registered solo parents in the city during the city's inaugural "Solo Parent's Day" program at Wes Arena in Barangay Punturin on Friday, April 15. Gatchalian said that he wants to financially assist...
The deadline for registration of all Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) in circulation is April 26, 2023. However, with less than two weeks before the deadline, only 65,154,570 SIMs have so far been registered. That is less than 40 percent of the over 170 million SIMs in circulation. Based on...
Graduates from the University of the Philippines College of Law made it to the top five spots of the 2022 Bar Examinations. Courtesy of Supreme Court of the Philippines Courtesy of Supreme Court of the Philippines Landing in first place is Czar Matthew Gerard Torres Dayday with 88.8083...
We are just a few weeks away from April 26, 2023, the deadline for registering your SIM card. If you haven’t registered, please do so immediately. Not only would you be compliant with the law but registering your SIM number is also a financially responsible decision. Let me share with you several...
Noting that the current figures are still “far from the target,” the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) continued to urge the public to register their SIMs before the deadline set this month to avoid the deactivation of SIM cards. DICT / MANILA BULLETIN “The DICT...
Vehicular congestion and illegal fixing in and around Matnog Port are expected to be eliminated under a digitalization plan implemented by the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the local government. (Photo courtesy of ARTA) The local government of Matnog, the provincial government of Sorsogon,...
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno met with Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu and Australia’s Special Envoy for Southeast Asia Nicholas Moore to explore deepening Philippine-Australian cooperation on areas such as privatization of airports, development of the mining industry, and...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said he believes the current laws against hazing has sufficient penalty provisions for those who would be found guilty of involvement in hazing activities. Estrada pointed this out in response to the father of John Matthew Salilig, who said he is in favor of reviving...
What many may not know about editorial looks and spectacular red-carpet appearances of the stars is that it requires a talented team to make such fashion moments happen. Among the important creatives in the process are stylists. They bridge the designers with muses and curate pieces and looks many...
The Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 was enacted in the aftermath of the hazing death of University of Santo Tomas College of Law student Horacio Castillo III in a bid to prevent a similar fatal initiation rite from happening again. Five years after, however, hazing deaths still pervade — the latest victim...
A ranking congressman wants Filipino students to gain a broader knowledge about the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018. For this purpose, House Deputy Majority Leader and TGP Party-list Rep. Jose "Bong" Teves Jr. filed House Bill (HB) No.7434, titled, An Act strengthening the information dissemination and...
‘It’s a deep cultural problem’: Hontiveros defends PH Hazing law saying it’s already strict Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, March 8 expressed belief that the provisions under the current Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 are already strict and more comprehensive than in the previous...
