President Marcos has appealed for understanding over the need to physically appear in correcting clerical errors on birth certificates, stressing that the government is only avoiding fraudulent birth registration. Marcos explained that there are processes in government—such as birth registration...
The National Authority for Child Care (NACC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), is urging people who previously simulated the birth records of children under their care to avail themselves of the government’s rectification and amnesty program before it...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reminded parents and guardians to apply early for a minor’s travel clearance ahead of expected increases in applications during the Christmas travel season. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao on Nov. 19 said families...
The Quezon City Health Department (QCHD) has raised alarm over reports of individuals producing and selling fake medical certificates in the city. In an advisory on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the QCHD emphasized that medical certificates issued by the city’s 67 health centers are free of charge and...
The World Bank has noted improved implementation of an extended loan that supports breaking down collective certificates of land ownership awards (CLOAs), or titles given to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the Philippines. In an Aug. 21 implementation status and results report seen by...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20, that health certificates issued in the city will now be valid for one year, replacing the previous policy under which all certificates expired on Dec. 31 of the year they were issued. Domagoso made the move following his...
Outgoing Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Thursday, June 26, that he would bring up before the Supreme Court the Commission on Elections ' (Comelec) ruling that allowed the proclamation of Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro as Marikina City’s 1st District representative and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc reversed the First Division 's ruling cancelling the Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro 's Certificate of Candidacy (COC), also lifting the suspension order of his proclamation. Teodoro garnered the most votes for the city 's 1st District...
Former DILG secretary Benhur Abalos (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The "outdated, inefficient, and unnecessarily burdensome" Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) and contract verification processes must be overhauled. Thus, said Alyansa...
A congresswoman is pushing for a more seamless departure process for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through the full automation of the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) and its integration into the e-Travel system. OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa Magsino on Tuesday, March 18, called on the...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Avaloq Philippines Operating Headquarters which sought from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) a tax refund of P3 million for its zero-rated sales for the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2017. Avaloq Philippines is engaged in the sourcing...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL) which sought a refund of more than P20 milion it paid under protest in 2019 for excise taxes on imported liquor and tobacco products. In a decision promulgated last Jan. 24, the CTA as a full court rules that...
