President Marcos signed into law Republic Act No. 11983, which will provide a new passport law in the country for the establishment and maintenance of an online application portal, as well as offsite and mobile passport services for Filipinos abroad. Philippine passport (Jansen Romero/MANILA...
President Marcos signed into law Republic Act 11984, or the “No Permit, No Exam Prohibition Act” that mandates all public and private schools to allow disadvantaged students with unpaid tuition and other school fees to their take periodic and final examinations without required permits....
Last February 19, 2024, the Metro Manila Development Authority issued MMDA Regulation No. 24-022 series of 2024, prohibiting the traversing of e-vehicles, such as e-bikes and e-trikes, as well as tricycles, pedicabs, pushcarts, and "kuligligs" on national, circumferential, and radial roads in Metro...
The passing of the Open Access in Data Transmission bill will allow for more affordable and better quality internet connection, the National Economic and Development Authority said Friday, March 15. Speaking on the sidelines of the forum “The Future of the Philippine Connectivity,” NEDA...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) is ready to implement Republic Act 11983 or the Amendments to the Centenarians Act of 2016. OCSWD Officer Liza Bulayunga said they are just awaiting the guidelines to implement the law which provides a P10,000 cash gift for...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) led the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the Republic Act 11962 or the Trabaho Para sa Bayan (TBP) Act. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said on Tuesday, March 12, that before the signing, they first consulted with...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said he is confident that the ongoing efforts of the Senate to amend the two decades-old Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) will result to greater implementation of major government projects, acquisition of goods and supplies and reducing, if not...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is upbeat over the passage on second reading of the CREATE MORE (Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy) bill, his pet measure. As such, the House...
House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has candidly shared perhaps the biggest difference he has seen between...
P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (X) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon has a suggestion that could one-up Republic Act (RA) No.10868, better known as the Centenarians Act of 2016. Signed on June 23, 2016, the law entitles...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said on Saturday, March 9 that the full implementation of the Trabaho Para sa Bayan (TPB) law can help address the country's unemployment woes. Villanueva made the statement after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the unemployment rate...
A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, March 7 said there are proper procedures in the handling and management of cases involving children in conflict with the law (CICL) in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act (RA) 9344 as amended by RA...
