The Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments has recommended the refiling in the 19th Congress of a bill seeking the mandatory registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to contain the spread of false information and injury on social media. The recommendation was contained in a...
President Duterte has issued an order requiring franchisors to come up with franchise agreements with micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for the protection of parties interested in acquiring franchises from them. According to Executive Order No. 169, which was signed on May 12 but was...
Presidential contender Vice President Leni Robredo cast her vote on Monday, May 9, at the Carangcang Elementary School in Magarao town in Camarines Sur, more than two hours after she arrived at her polling precinct. Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo casts her vote in Carancang...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday, May 1, confirmed that the 10 individuals from Rizal who applied for reactivation for the upcoming polls will not be able to vote due to local Comelec’s “lack of internet connection” among other reasons. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN Over three million learners have already registered for the incoming school year based on the data released by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, April 30. The Early Registration for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 officially ended on Saturday. As of April 29,...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Over the past couple of months, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced that they have extended the motor vehicle (MV) registration of cars. This is to allow affected motorists more time to schedule a renewal at their nearest...
The online registration for the second Covid-19 booster shot has opened for immunocompromised individuals in Marikina City, with the city health office administering the jabs starting Monday, April 25. The Marikina City local government made the announcement on Sunday night, April 24. In order to...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that he respects President Duterte’s reasons for vetoing the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act, and expressed willingness to revisit the measure to ensure that no provision is unconstitutional and runs counter to the rights of...
Although President Rodrigo R. Duterte has vetoed the SIM Card Registration Act, PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. still have high hopes it will be enacted into law to protect consumers. "We still are hoping to find a way to get SIM cards registered. That's important, not only for our...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday defended the constitutionality of the vetoed SIM Card Registration bill saying the measure contains no constitutional infirmity, specifically the provision that mandates the use of one’s real name and registered SIM card in creating social media...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon expressed doubts that any attempt to override the presidential veto on the SIM Card Registration bill would be possible. While he supports Senate President Vicente Sotto III’s initiative to find a way to save the bill by convincing Congress to overturn the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday rejected claims that the provision on social media registration in the proposed SIM Card Registration bill that was vetoed by President Duterte was a “last minute insertion” that he made. “The issue that it was a last minute (provision)...
