Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero reported a “big haul of bills” marking his first 100 days in office as the Senate adjourned sessions for a month-long congressional break. Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Senate PRIB photo) Plenary sessions are set to resume by Nov. 4 with...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) had denied over 170 passport applications of “questionable” foreign nationals, most of whom submitted birth certificates showing delayed registration. “Since November last year, we were able to prevent the application of questionable...
P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (X) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon has been urging Filipinos to make the right choice in the upcoming 2025 mid-term elections. Perhaps this is the reason why she's calling for the inclusion or mention...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Deutsche Knowledge Services Pte., Ltd. which sought an additional refund or tax credit for P8.2 million for the second quarter of taxable year 2019. Deutsche Knowledge is the Philippine branch of a multinational company organized and...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced on Saturday, Aug. 31, that--for the first time ever--they would publish a copy of an aspiring candidate's Certificate of Candidacy (COC) online in relation to the May 2025 polls. "At gusto ko pong iannounce sa lahat ng...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should not stop its investigation on individuals and groups involved in the issuance of fake birth certificates, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday, August 8. Gatchalian, who earlier discovered that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is a...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Lray Villafuerte believes that unscrupulous individuals pocketed huge sums of cash in what he described as the "citizenship-for-a-price" racket. In a statement Tuesday, July 16, Villafuerte...
By Hannah L. Torregoza Senators on Tuesday, July 16 expressed alarm over the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) recent discovery of some 1,200 fake birth certificates in Davao del Sur. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he believes the fraudulent practice...
From left to right: Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong, Zambales Rep. Jay Khonghun, Ako Bicol Rep. Jil Bongalon (Facebook) Members of the "Young Guns" bloc want the House of Representatives to investigate and get to the bottom of the alleged "fake...
By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV DAVAO CITY – Mayor Jose Nelson Z. Sala Sr. of Santa Cruz municipality in Davao del Sur province vowed to cooperate with the investigation on the controversy regarding the spurious birth certificates issued by its Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO). In a statement,...
For lack of jurisdiction, the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has dismissed the petition filed by HP PPS Philippines, Inc. which sought P165.2 million tax refund or tax credits from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for fiscal year 2017. HP PPS, a firm engaged in computer and peripheral equipment...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has recommended the cancellation of Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s birth certificate to the Office of the Solicitor General, an official of the primary statistical arm of the government disclosed on Wednesday, June 26. Marizza B. Grande, Assistant...
