Anyone seasoned in the trenches of the Philippine energy sector knows damn well that no law with decades-long consequences for the country and Filipino consumers gets slammed through a day of Congressional cocktail. Just ask the framers of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) and the...
Six high-value individuals yielded P3.4 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Bacoor City on March 26 (Photo from Cavite PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Authorities apprehended six high-value individuals and seized P3.4 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust...
Relectionist Senator Francis 'Tol' Tolentino backed the development of nuclear energy to ease the country's long-standing woes on expensive electricity, which drives up production cost and prices. Reelectionist Senator Francis 'Tol' Tolentino says it is high time for the Philippines to turn to...
The Philippine government, through the Department of Energy (DOE), is eyeing to cement new nuclear agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Argentina to solidify strategic partnerships that will aid the country in its renewed interest to plunge into nuclear power investments. In an...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to improve Republic Act 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act. Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, sponsor of the Senate Bill No. 2895, said that the enactment into law of the bill would help clarify...
Senator Pia Cayetano has vowed to pursue amendments to the current vape law, Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act or Republic Act No. 11900 which transferred regulatory powers from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Department of Health (DOH) to the Department...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to amend the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994 or Republic Act No. 2784 in a bid to enhance the quality of teaching in the country and improve the country’s education system. In filing Senate Bill No. 2840, Gatchalian...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa underscored the need to update the 11-year-old Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act (Republic Act No. 10591) in a bid to “further advocate responsible gun ownership and ensure the government’s right to regulate the same". Sen. Ronald...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday, Dec. 13, that 68,900 examinees passed the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) conducted last September. The PRC and the Board for Professional Teachers (BPT) reported that 20,025 elementary teachers out of 44,002...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has strengthened its partnership with the United States to advance nuclear energy in the Philippines through a recent policy dialogue. During the 2nd United States-Philippines Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD), the DOE and key US officials finalized a guiding document that...
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a bill that seeks to punish abusive lending and financing companies that force borrowers to settle their debts through harassment, shaming, and similar practices. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2882 after noting that RA 9474 (the Lending Company Regulation Act)...
On his first day of office, newly designated Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) officer-in-charge Jesse Hermogenes T. Andres immediately hit the ground running, while also giving commitment that he will uphold “fair, fast and transparent” processes in rule-making as well as in tackling the...
