For borrowers to see real-time updates of their housing loan payments and individual loan accounts, the Social Security System (SSS) will require them to present a Payment Reference Number (PRN) for their payments starting this month. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said that individuals can obtain their digital taxpayer identification number (TIN) IDs online at no charge, any day of the week. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. said that taxpayers no longer need to physically visit the Revenue District...
Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Monday, Nov. 6, that the proposed removal of window hours in the metro's Unified Vehicle Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or the number coding scheme to mitigate traffic congestion is still being assessed by the...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has suspended the implementation of the number coding scheme during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) and All Saints' and Souls' days. In an advisory released on Monday, Oct. 23, MMDA announced that number coding is lifted on...
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), which has a combustion engine, but can also be plugged-in to recharge its batteries for pure electric mode. There’s never been a more interesting time to consider the shift to electrified vehicles. Just this year, we’ve seen nearly every automotive...
SIM registration now drives Mobile Number Portability (MNP) as more subscribers move to the network they wish to register in, according to Telecommunications Connectivity, Inc. (TCI). Since the SIM Registration process began on December 27, 2022, TCI started seeing a double-digit increase in...
The Parañaque City government announced the suspension of the number coding scheme except for trucks to give way to the celebration of the 25th cityhood anniversary today, Feb. 13. Mayor Eric Olivarez said road closure will also be implemented along San Antonio Avenue from 10:00 a.m. onwards and...
Metro Manila’s Weekly Covid-19 Positivity Rate (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila dipped to 2.9 percent as of Jan. 18, said OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Friday, Jan. 20. In an update posted on social media, David said the...
The Pasay City government announced the suspension of number coding scheme in business permit renewal starting Friday, Jan. 13. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) will be accepting applications for renewal of business permit any time. Rubiano has called...
The Pasig City local government has approved an ordinance exempting electric vehicles (EVs) from the number coding system in the city. Pasig City Ordinance No. 50, Series of 2022, has amended Section 133-A of Ordinance No. 23 or the Revised 2016 Traffic and Parking Management Code of Pasig City,...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it will initially purchase a “minimal number” of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines. In a press briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
Members of the House of Representatives always seem to multiply with each passing Congress, be it due to the results of the elections or a piece of legislation. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) One such bill filed in the 19th Congress, House Bill (HB) No.6651, could ultimately...
