The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is pushing for a review of decades-old rules on the imposition of fines against real estate developers and practitioners found violating regulations. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said the current penalty structure needs to be...
The PBA commissioner Willie Marcial bared his iron fist and handed a hefty total of P590,000 fines to 10 players as part of the league's crackdown on "Ligang Labas" activities during the offseason. *JR Quiñahan, Jio Jalalon and Beau Belga received the three highest fines for playing in 'Ligang...
The PBA cracked the whip on Bay Area players Myles Powell and Hayden Blankley with hefty fines following their post-game rant over the officiating in Game 3. Myles Powell (left) and Hayden Blankley (PBA Images) Commissioner Willie Marcial had the two summoned before his office on Thursday, Jan. 5,...
If Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte would have his way, he would raise up to P5 million the proscribed fines for hospitals and clinics that violate the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (left) and his father, former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook)...
• The Clean Air Act aims to ensure a “balanced and healthful ecology” for all Filipinos, in tune with “the rhythm and harmony of nature,” emphasizing the “polluters must pay” principle. • The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) acts as the...
The PBA Commissioner’s Office has upgraded the initial non-call on Prince Caperal’s elbow hit on Chris Newsome to flagrant foul Penalty 1 following a review of the incident which transpired during Ginebra’s 94-87 win in Game 2 of their best-of-three quarterfinals series last Friday, July 29....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned the public that individuals with fake coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination cards will face prison terms and other penalties. This was pointed out by DILG Region 10 Director Arnel Agabe after his office got a report that a...
Incentivize, not penalize. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Vice President Leni Robredo has pitched this strategy in connection with proposals to make vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory among Filipinos. Robredo, who has been in Negros Occidental since...
Individuals with symptoms or in close contact with COVID-positive patients who refused to be tested for the virus risk themselves of imprisonment or other appropriate penalties, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has warned. DILG Sec. Eduardo Año (Photo from DILG) DILG Sec....
The local government of Valenzuela City has passed a measure relieving motorists caught violating traffic rules through its No Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) from paying fines. Under Ordinance No. 901 Series of 2021, motorists who violated the traffic rules during the imposition of the...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed on Friday, June 25 separate tax evasion charges against 10 companies and their key officers and one single proprietor for alleged refusal to pay tax debts totalling over P330 million. (Photo from BIR Facebook page) The BIR submitted the criminal complaints...
