President Duterte has signed into law the measure amending the Public Service Act (PSA), saying this will help the economy recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte signs the measure amending the Public Service Act in a ceremonial signing event in Malacañang,...
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) conducted a transport strike in Negros Occidental as part of its protest in junking the Oil Deregulation Law amid the bigtime and continuous oil price hikes in the country. The Oil Deregulation Law removed the government’s control on the pricing, exportation,...
Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan got into a heated argument with former Congressman and academic Walden Bello as he defended his move to abstain during the vote for the Rice Tariffication Act (RTA), saying he pushed for alternative measures because he knew exactly the impact of the RTA. Former Congressman...
As the election day nears, the University of the Philippines Law (UP Law) Center Training and Convention Division, together with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) conducted a live training program for the military officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). UP Law Center (Image...
Senatorial aspirant Salvador Panelo on Thursday lauded the government for passing a law that will be inclusive for learners with special needs but said its implementation must be strictly monitored and allotted with enough budget. Panelo, whose late son, Salvador Carlo III, had a down syndrome,...
COTABATO CITY — Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim said on Wednesday, March 16, that they want presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo to pursue the peace talks in the region if she’s elected president in May 2022. Vice President Leni...
COTABATO CITY — Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, March 16, promised to make Mindanao a priority should she win in the May 9 polls, brandishing her “resibo (receipt)” of the priority projects she brought to the region in the past six years. Vice President Leni...
COTABATO CITY—For Vice President Leni Robredo, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is important to help her win the 2022 presidential elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo, the lone female presidential candidate, said she hoped to repeat her...
If the Philippines is not at war, then there's no need for martial law. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential candidate and UniTeam member Bongbong Marcos had this to say Wednesday, March 16, after the topic of martial law was brought up during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay news...
The House Committee on Energy approved a substitute bill “subject to form and style” to amend the 1998 Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act or the Oil Deregulation Law. 71888 House Bill (HB) 10505, authored by Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Juan Miguel ”Mikey” Arroyo to amend the Oil...
Over 1,300 alumni and students of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law backed the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo. Photo shows thousands of supporters who attended the Sagay City Rally in support of the Leni-Kiko tandem, at the Government Center in Sagay City,...
JERUSALEM, Undefined – Israeli lawmakers passed a law Thursday reinstating a ban on Palestinian spouses from the West Bank and Gaza Strip from obtaining citizenship via marriage to Israeli nationals. The law was passed after a fractious late night session that exposed deep fault lines in the...
