President Marcos has signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11976, or the Ease of Paying Taxes Act, to boost the economy and safeguard taxpayer rights while improving revenue collection through digitalization initiatives. File photos Marcos signed the measure on Friday, Jan. 5. It was one of his priority...
The University of the Philippines College of Law said the opening of the registration website for the Law Aptitude Examination (LAE) 2024 will be on Jan. 12. UP College of Law The college said the LAE 2024 will be conducted online on March 17 at 9 a.m. The college advised the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) announced that the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act has already attracted over a trillion pesos in investment capital. According to a Facebook post by the DOF, projects approved under the CREATE Act, which aims to address...
Two former senators welcomed the rules set by the Supreme Court on the Rules on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 and related laws which is set to take effect on Jan. 15, 2024. Among the rules set by the SC on Republic Act No. 11479 include mandating law enforcers to secure an...
President Marcos has signed into law measures converting two campuses into regular ones, thus expanding their capacities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Keith Bacongco) Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) Nos. 11968 and 11969 to grant the conversion of two campuses in Leyte and Bataan into...
President Marcos has signed new laws establishing college of medicine programs in five universities in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Malacañang announced on Thursday, Dec. 28, that Marcos signed five measures into law —Republic Act Nos. 11970, 11971,...
Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz (left) and Lorraine Badoy (PPAB) SMNI program anchor Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz confidently invoked the Sotto Law and repeatedly told congressmen that they weren't about the law. This was the scene during the Dec. 5 hearing of the House...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has endorsed for plenary consideration the proposed Eddie Garcia Law—a measure that institutes policies for the protection of movie and television workers--four years after it was first introduced in the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada seeks the support of his...
Sen. Francis Tolentino highlighted how the passage of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act will improve the country’s maritime governance. Sen. Francis Tolentino, chairperson of the Senate Special Committee on Philippine Maritime and Admiralty Zones, welcomes questions from colleagues as he defends...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Monday, December 4 announced that the Senate will hold an executive session to discuss the recent bombing inside the Mindanao State University in Marawi City last Sunday. Invited to the closed door meeting, which would be held on Wednesday, December 6...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Facebook) Declaring martial law in the aftermath of the deadly bombing at the Mindanao State University (MSU) would be ill-advised, House Assistant Minority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto...
In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) Campaign, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joined the Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) in calling for greater unity in the implementation of...
