The government-ordered revamp of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), which aims to address inefficiencies and operational challenges within the state health insurer, will last up to three years before services see substantial improvements. Last month, the Governance Commission for...
Three decades after its creation, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is still falling short of its mandate to guide the nation’s higher education system, according to a recent report from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), which recommends a sweeping evaluation of...
SM Prime Holdings, Inc., one of Southeast Asia’s leading integrated property developers, bagged six major awards at the 15th Asian Excellence Awards held by Corporate Governance Asia on June 27 in Hong Kong. In a statement, the firm said the recognition affirms SM Prime’s leadership in...
President Marcos reminded government officials that they are all “on probation,” saying his administration will no longer tolerate a “business-as-usual” mindset that has long plagued public service delivery in the country. In the second episode of his weekly podcast, the President stressed...
The Governance Commission for Government Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) has secured an over ₱14-million funding from the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) to harmonize and digitize reporting among state corporations. In 2025, we are proud and honored to have created a partnership...
More executives from 78 government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) have turned in their resignation letters to the Palace, according to the Governance Commission for GOCCs’ (GCG) latest report as of June 4. Three more presidents and chief executive officers (CEOs) have submitted...
More than 200 executives from 69 government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) have so far tendered their courtesy resignations, according to the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG). As of June 3, the total number of GOCC officials who have submitted courtesy resignations to President...
Following the Cabinet reshuffle, 168 heads of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) have also been ordered by the President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to file their courtesy resignations. According to a follow-up notice by the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) issued on Wednesday, May...
The Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) has shuttered a government-owned and/or -controlled corporation (GOCC) established by former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. to design an airplane—but which failed to do so in its 50 years of existence. In a memorandum order dated May 7, the GCG gave...
Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) has remitted ₱282 million in dividends to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr), its highest remittance to the national government yet. CIAC, the aviation and land development arm of the state-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), said these...
Looking ahead to this year’s goal of boosting its performance in the energy sector, Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) plans to continue its exploration of the 700-megawatt (MW) Saint Raphael Generation Corp. (SRGC) project. During the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting...
The Senate has approved the proposed E-Governance Act, which seeks to enhance government operations and promote transparency in state transactions, on third and final reading. Twenty-one senators gave affirmative votes on Senate Bill No. 2781, no negative votes and no abstentions during the...
