While the Supreme Court's (SC's) decision to uphold the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) power over tobacco products is a life-saving move, the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act (Vape Bill), which is now an enrolled bill at the Office of the President, can possibly...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 17, 2017 Bill Cosby exits the courthouse after a mistrial on the sixth day of jury deliberations of his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania. - A jury in California found June 21, 2022 that entertainer Bill...
DR. Gregorio Baccay III, acting bank officer V of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), discusses the security features of P1,000 polymer banknote during the Regional Roadshow on Philippine Currencies and Other BSP-Related Advocacies at the BSP Multi-Purpose Hall in Bacolod City Thursday, June 23....
House Deputy Speaker Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has promised to refile two electoral reform bills in the 19th Congress: one to ban the substitution of candidates in national and local elections; and another that declares incumbent officials as automatically resigned upon filing of certificates of...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday vowed to pursue the passage of the proposed law on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression or the (SOGIE) Equality bill in the upcoming 19th Congress. Hontiveros made this assurance as the nation celebrates Pride Month, saying it would be another...
Senator Grace Poe said on Monday, June 13 that she would refile the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act to combat the slew of text scams that prey on the need and vulnerability of the Filipino people. ‘’The hard times make many of our citizens easy victims to fake...
ruvim-noga-pazM9TQJ2Ck-unsplash Medical organizations once again repeated their appeal for President Duterte to veto the proposed measure that seeks to lower the age of those allowed to purchase vape products. “Kami na nasa medical field, tingin namin na the vape bill, kontra ito sa polisiya ng...
The Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments has recommended the refiling in the 19th Congress of a bill seeking the mandatory registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to contain the spread of false information and injury on social media. The recommendation was contained in a...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1834, or the Philippine Digital Workforce Competitiveness Act, which aims to prepare the Filipino workforce for the jobs of the future through education and training on digital skills. Senator Joel Villanueva, principal author and...
Re-elected Senator Joel Villanueva fulfills one of his campaign promises after the Upper House passed on third and final reading Senate Bill 2506 which proposes a P500 increase in the monthly social pension for indigent senior citizens. “This is a huge blessing as we have already fulfilled one of...
The looming increase in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy rates caused the Philippines' benchmark borrowings yields to rise, prompting the Bureau of the Treasury to reject all tenders. At the Treasury bureau’s auction on Monday, May 16, the national government failed to raise P15...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) kicked off the second part of its Science for Change Program (S4CP) Summit in Baguio City, showcasing S4CP-funded projects from the North Luzon Region. Lighting the torches are DOST Region II Director Virginia Bilgera, DOST CAR Director Nancy Bantog,...
