Written with Edsel F. Tupaz House Bills 2827 and 3195, both filed under the Twentieth Congress, enumerate five fundamental rights every Filipino should enjoy in relation to AI systems -- the right to know, to remedy, to protection from unsafe systems, to privacy, and to freedom from algorithmic...
Motorists and businesses are set to receive relief this week as local retail fuel prices record significant declines, driven by lower international benchmark costs and a stronger local currency. Effective Aug. 11, local pump prices for gasoline will decline by ₱4.70 per liter, diesel by ₱4.30...
A 55-year-old American guest got into a standoff with police officers after allegedly refusing to settle his hotel charges and causing a disturbance at a hotel in Barangay Ramon Magsaysay, Quezon City, on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5. Police identified the suspect only as alias “James,” 55....
House members sought clarification on the highly technical nature of system loss on Wednesday, Aug. 6 as the Committee on Energy held its first hearing to discuss issues and concerns surrounding the proposed abolition of system loss charges from electricity bills. Pangasinan 2nd district Rep. Mark...
Top leaders from the House of Representatives have filed a measure seeking to exempt electricity consumers from paying the 12 percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on the much-panned system loss charges. Filed by Senior Deputy Speaker South Cotabato Cotabato 2nd district Rep. Ferdinand Hernandez and...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) plans to slash the maximum offer price for power reserves by 64 percent to protect consumers from sharp rate spikes while preserving stability in the national electricity grid. Under an eight-page draft resolution released by the utility regulator, the price...
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates and the staff of his charitable foundation met with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than two dozen times even as employees expressed concerns about the reputational risk of working with him, an external review commissioned by the Gates Foundation found. The...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has sought a Senate inquiry into the continuing increase in electricity rates and the “bill shock” that consumers experience due to unexplained charges, alleged irregularities in meter readings and the system losses that law-abiding customers are forced to...
Electricity bills are expected to increase this month as system-wide spot prices rose by 22.7 percent to nearly ₱10 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in June amid tighter supply driven by persistent power outages in Visayas. According to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines...
The Chinoy Actors of the Philippines (CAP) celebrated its 2nd Anniversary in partnership with the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII). The evening was hosted by CAP President Diane Pascual and Founder Derrick Yu. Among the distinguished guests were Abang...
Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V has named the likes of House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos and Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto as political family or dynasty members who are actually good leaders. Ortega had this to say over the weekend as he...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Gates will appear Wednesday before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify. Members of the House Oversight Committee are slated to interview the billionaire Microsoft...
