There is “no compelling reason” for the government to declare martial law just to slow down the rapidly increasing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday night, Jan. 6. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of...
The landmark measure that seeks to ban child marriage in the Philippines has been signed into law by President Duterte. (Charles Deluvio/ Unsplash) A copy of the five-page measure, designated as Republic Act (RA) No.11596, was sent to Malacañang reporters Thursday afternoon, Jan. 6. Duterte...
President Duterte praised the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for their sustained anti-illegal drug campaign in the country, even as he hoped that the law enforcers would continue their efforts in the coming months. President Rodrigo...
President Duterte on Tuesday, Jan. 4, blamed vice presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan for the heightened criminality in the country because of a particular law the latter authored. Senator Francis Pangilinan and President Rodrigo Duterte (Senate/Malacañang photos) According to Duterte,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday the wiretapping cases filed against her by former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre were nothing but baseless accusations. Hontiveros pointed this out after she, together with her legal team, posted a P36,000 bail at the Pasay City Metropolitan Trial Court...
The National Tax Research Center (NTRC) is further enhancing its existing online incentives application portal for investors to enable the government to better review and analyze the economic impact of investment perks. In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, the NTRC said the online...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided workers in the informal economy, including kasambahays, with greater protection as gift this holiday season. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the payout of salaries to 1,500 beneficiaries under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating...
If her brother wins in the upcoming presidential election, Sen. Imee Marcos sees nothing wrong with Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. 's future relationship with the victims of the martial ;aw. In a TV interview on Tuesday, Marcos did not directly answer whether his brother would hold a dialogue with...
His experience as a trial lawyer helped human rights lawyer and senatorial aspirant Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno shrugged off the insults hurled at him by President Duterte in the past. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno and President Rodrigo Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) On...
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Thursday, Dec. 16, passed on third and final reading a bill requiring the registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards for telecommunications us in the country. Under Senate Bill 2395 or the SIM Card Registration Act, new SIM card buyers will have to present a...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has faced delays in paying suppliers and merchants in Ilocos region that participated in the government’s voucher system, which provided fertilizer subsidy to rice farmers. A statement from the DA revealed that as much as P100-million worth of fertilizer...
The Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card registration law will boost e-commerce and financial technology (fintech) growth in the country, restricting criminal and fraudulent acts using mobile SIM cards. *media** "It will associate the mobile number with a subscriber, hurdling the...
