By MYRNA VELASCO The grinding task of ensuring ‘fair and transparent’ trading outcomes in the electricity reserve market has been tossed as a responsibility of the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), which is also the governance body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot...
The Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) said that appointive directors for state-owned companies are chosen according to their integrity, experience, education, and competence. At the 16th Meeting of the Asia Network on Corporate Governance of State-Owned...
Three state-run banks and insurance corporations received the highest ratings for corporate governance in 2022 from the Governance Commission of GOCCs (GCG). During the Government-owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCC) governance awards on Monday, Nov. 20, the Land Bank of the Philippines...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) received its highest performance grade from the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG). In 2022, GCG awarded the BCDA with an overall rating of 96.80 percent, beating its scores from the past seven years. In...
Mayors 4 Good Governance conveners (from left to right) Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte Mayor Rommel Arnado, Dumaguete Mayor Felipe Remollo, Isabela de Basilan Mayor Sithi Hataman, and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong. (M4GG Facebook page) Six mayors from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao urged...
In line with their respective administration's advocacies towards "people-oriented" policies and public service, four city mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) have signed the "Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) Manifesto." These NCR mayors include Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, Quezon...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has named Supreme Court Assistant Court Administrator and Public Information Office Chief Brian Keith Hosaka as a commissioner of the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG). *GCG Commissioner Brian Keith Hosaka (ANC...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 31, institutionalizing the Philippine Open Government System (PH-OGP), which would oversee and implement the country's commitments to the OGP. *File photos* The EO, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on June 20,...
Expressing his solidarity with the international community in advocating for people’s right to information, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday, June 19, vowed to fight the proliferation of fake news in the country and strengthen the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill. The...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, May 22 renewed his push for the government to pursue modernized, internet-based transactions to make more public service more efficient in the long run. Cayetnao said adopting an e-governance policy “can be a game-changer for the Philippines” but both...
Committed to its goal of achieving national digitalization, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) inked an agreement with 13 national government agencies, vowing to deliver transparent and seamless streamlining of government operations in the country. DICT Secretary Ivan...
The Governance Commission for Government-owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) has approved the request of the Duty-Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC) to defer the implementation of the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of the Restructuring Plan (RP) for 60 days from 15 March 2023. In a...
