Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said it will be reviewing its benefit packages for Covid-19 in line with the country's current coronavirus situation. “PhilHealth will rationalize the current Covid-19...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is reviewing the appeal of generation companies (GenCos) for possible upward adjustment in the secondary price cap (SPC) of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) as existing rate could no longer support warranted return on investments (ROIs) if they...
The Las Pinas City government conducted a free civil service examination review for City Hall employees who want to earn eligibility on Saturday, Feb. 11. The free review, a project of Mayor Imelda Aguilar and Vice-Mayor April Aguilar, was participated in by 200 employees. Aguilar said the activity...
The House Committee on Ways and Means has begun to review the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (CREATE) and other related tax laws. Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (left, standing) This, after the panel chaired by Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda took up...
A Notice to Appear has been issued by the Movie And Television Review And Classification Board (MTRCB) to the producers of the motion picture, Mang Kanor, over unpermitted showing and explicit content. Courtesy of Movie and Television Review and Classification Board In a statement on Tuesday, Jan....
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on Friday, Jan. 27, signed a partnership with Vivamax, Inc (Viva) to promote "Responsableng Panonood" or Responsible Viewership. Courtesy of Viva Prime In a statement, MTRCB said that this agreement will "carry out programs and...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has extended until Jan. 31, 2023 the deadline for the transfer of registration of Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) firms from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to the Board of Investments (BOI). FIRB announced...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepED) Secretary Sara Duterte has ordered the conduct of a Management Review (MR) to “redevelop the management” in the Central Office. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group Aligned with the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS),...
'The Christmas Toys' has the makings of a classic Christmas story, and indeed, deserves a place in the bookshelves of all families. The first time I read "Peter Pan," I was maybe eight or nine years old. I was wonderstruck. Peter Pan, Wendy, The Lost Boys, Tinkerbell – the denizens of Neverland,...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB), chaired by the Department of Finance, has approved the tax incentive application of TDK Philippines Corp. (TPC). In a statement Tuesday, Dec. 6, Finance Assistant Secretary Juvy Danofrata said the FIRB approved the fiscal incentives for TPC’s P2.5...
A resounding success. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) That's how House Speaker Martin Romualdez described President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s performance as a first-timer to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has kicked off review of prevailing power supply agreements (PSAs) between generation companies and the distribution utilities (DUs), primarily the electric cooperatives (ECs), on efforts to bring down electricity rates in the country. The scrutiny on the PSAs...
