President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 12009 or the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA) which seeks to promote greater transparency, competitiveness, efficiency, and sustainability in the government procurement process. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos signed the law, along with RA...
To combat the surge in crimes involving scams online, President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 12010 or the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) which aims to protect Filipinos and their bank and e-wallet accounts from cybercriminals using technology to defraud them....
The bill mandating private universities and colleges to waive college entrance examination fees of qualified students has lapsed into law and takes effect immediately. Photo from Pixabay A copy of the law was published in newspapers on June 28. Republic Act (RA) No. 12006, which lapsed into...
President Marcos signed into law measures creating district engineering offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bukidnon, Negros Occidental, Bataan, Bulacan, and Ilolilo. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/Mike Alquinto) Marcos signed Republic...
The provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor will now be under one administrative region after President Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12000 or the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act on Thursday, June 13. NEW LAW, NEW REGION — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
While recognizing that more work needs to be done, President Marcos has thanked the Senate and the House of Representatives for a great job in passing laws that support the country's development and promote its people's welfare. SENATORS IN MALACAÑAN — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
President Marcos has signed two landmark laws that aim to honor two key sectors of society and promote their rights and development — the Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) Act and the Expanded Centenarians Act. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos signed the two...
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...
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,...
President Marcos has signed into law policies that seek to protect the rights and welfare of domestic caregivers. File photos (Malacañang) Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11965, or the "Caregiver Welfare Act," on Nov. 23, 2023. In signing the law, the President recognized the need to...
President Marcos has signed into law the measure which institutionalizes the automatic income classification of local government units (LGUs) to promote local autonomy and enable LGUs to realize their full economic potential. File photos Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11964, also known as the...
