The implementing rules and regulations of the Republic Act No. 11934, otherwise known as the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act was released by the National Telecommunications Commission on Monday, Dec. 12. RA 11934 aims to make end users accountable for their usage of mobile...
The SIM Registration Act’s implementing rules and regulations (IRR) will most likely be effective before 2022 ends, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) disclosed. Republic Act No. 11934, otherwise known as the SIM Registration Act, aims to make end users accountable for their usage...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued the rules on distributed energy resources (DER) to guide consumers and big-ticket users with their own solar rooftop installations on the capacity that they can export to the grid and how they can be compensated for that. These key provisions...
Presidential son and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has been elected as senior deputy majority leader. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (left) and Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez (Facebook, PPAB) This was announced and affirmed during the House session on Tuesday...
Senator Francis Tolentino will adopt new rules for the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee once he officially becomes its chairman in the forthcoming 19th Congress, which will begin on July 25. Tolentino said the rules would ensure orderly committee hearings and would.respect the rights of persons...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Saturday, April 23, raised concerns over what he called the government’s “oppressive” policies, particularly that of the Metro Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA), that impose additional burden on commuters. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno...
It will be up to the next Congress to set guidelines regulating the multi-billion peso ‘e-sabong’ (online cockfighting) operations, Senator Francis Tolentino on Wednesday, April 20 said. This would-be measure would make it clear which government agency would supervise and set the rules on...
TOKYO, Japan – Every school has its rules, but tough regulations at some Japanese institutions, mandating everything from black hair to white shoelaces, are facing increasing criticism and even legal action. In this file photo taken on November 17, 2021 pupils wait for the bus after school...
The Taguig City government has issued an updated list of guidelines covering rules under Alert Level 1 as set by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). From March 1 to 15, the National Capital Region including Taguig will be under Alert Level 1, the lowest community quarantine classification. This is...
The suspension of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) rule requiring volunteer groups to acquire permits before conducting in-person election activities will only apply to the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the poll body's acting chair said on Friday, March 4. Comelec/MB Acting Comelec...
The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) regulations for in-person campaigning give an undue advantage to pro-administration candidates in the upcoming May 2022 elections, Makabayan party senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares reckoned. Makabayan party senatorial candidate Attorney Neri Colmenares...
Editorial To address the challenges posed by rampant disinformation in the social media — as well as the health risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic — the Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued Resolution 10730 last Nov. 17, 2021 to ensure the conduct of honest, orderly and peaceful...
