Copyright registrations and deposits in the Philippines reached a record high in 2024, signaling a growing appreciation for intellectual property (IP) protection, according to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL). Data from IPOPHL show that 6,552 certificates were issued...
For almost all motor vehicle owners, the Compulsory Third Party Liability (CTPL) is just something that needs to be paid just for the heck of complying with the requirement for motorcycle or car registration and renewal. Some do not know what it does, and most motor vehicle owners do not even...
A total of 1,046 motorcycle and car dealers were summoned by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in 2024 over their alleged failure to register newly-bought motor vehicles within the prescribed period. The cases of most of the motorcycle and car dealers issued with Show Cause Orders (SCO) are...
Amid the rise of dubious social media accounts, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Tuesday, Dec. 17, reminded the public that there is no “shortcut or seamless way” to complete SIM registration. Pixabay / Unsplash “The SIM registration process is not complicated,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez urged his fellow lawmakers to unite in advancing the passage of the proposed Magna Carta of Children—the landmark measure aimed at promoting a nurturing environment...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has averted what could have been a serious printing problem of certificates of registration of motor vehicles similar to the challenge it faced on driver’s license. On Thursday, LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II heaved a sigh of relief after a...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Thursday, Sept. 26, urged the public to disregard calls from individuals threatening to suspend their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration. (Photo from Pixabay) CICC, an attached agency of the Department of Information and...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has introduced rules for "takedown orders" aimed at e-marketplaces that allow online sellers and content creators to sell products without meeting tax compliance requirements. In a statement on Monday, Sept. 9, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. announced the...
PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN)) The Land Registration Authority (LRA) must initiate forfeiture proceedings on the real estate assets held by the family of former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and...
The cat photo used by the NBI Cybercrime Division (Screenshot from Facebook Live) The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Cybercrime Division revealed to a House of Representatives panel the glaring flaws within the SIM registration system of...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar's office) Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has filed a measure in the House of Representatives aiming to extend the validity of original and renewed...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now eyeing amendments to the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act or Republic Act No. 11934, to combat fraud and scamming activities by perpetrators. “It is incumbent upon the government to safeguard unwary or unsuspecting Filipinos from any harm...
