Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian has stepped down from his post amid the ongoing probe on the "illegal" sugar importation order. (Courtesy of OPS) Through a letter to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. dated Aug. 11, Sebastian resigned as the Department of Agriculture (DA)...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has introduced a master's degree program in public administration with a special focus on Regulatory Management System (RMS) and Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA). Photo from ARTA The agency also launched on July 15 a diploma course in public management. In a...
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera has called on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to offer more refunds and rebates to consumers, on top of the long-sought unbundling of fuel prices. “If there are any more refund or rebate...
Present and former lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc ripped apart the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision that favored the implementation of the Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) power price hikes. ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate (photos from congress,gov.ph)...
Lawyer and former journalist Cheloy Garafil has been nominated by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to serve as chairman-designate of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). Cheloy Garafil (Photo from MNSA EC01 Matatag Class Facebook page) Read more here:...
Customers of the Maynilad Water Services Inc. in the business areas of Muntinlupa, Las Piñas, Malabon, Valenzuela and Quezon City will get rebates in their water bill after the company implemented tax rates that are not in accordance with those approved by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has clarified that there is no double taxation in the imposition of value-added tax (VAT) in the electric power sector. Reacting to recent statements made by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III explained that the Electric...
The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) inspected the over 95 percent complete, soon-to-open, CAVITEX C5 Link Flyover extension (Segment 3A2: Merville to E. Rodriguez Ave.) of Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC) and joint venture partner, Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA). The TRB’s inspection...
Maynilad Water Services Inc. has blamed algal bloom in Laguna Lake for the company’s decision to implement water service interruptions (WSI) in Muntinlupa and other areas. Maynilad’s Putatan Water Treatment Plant in Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa, gets raw water from the Laguna Lake. The...
Re-electionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has lauded the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) for refunding the excess electricity bill collections saying it is a welcome relief for power consumers amid the rising cost of goods and basic services. The ERC had...
Senator Imee Marcos has warned that the government is about to violate the law in resuming the importation of 200,000 metric tons of sugar despite two court orders suspending it. Marcos, chairwoman of the Senate committee on economic affairs, said that the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday urged the government to heed the local Filipino farmers call and refrain from importing agricultural products if it would hurt them. Go, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, made the call after the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)...
