The proposed Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act is now a law after President Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No.11642 last Jan. 6, 2022. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) The full title of the new law reads, "An Act strengthening alternative child care by providing for an...
President Duterte has made it easier for foreigners to invest in the Philippine retail sector. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, after Duterte signed into law Republic Act (RA) No.11595, which amended RA No. 8762 or the two-decade old Retail Trade Liberalization Act. The full title...
The landmark measure that seeks to ban child marriage in the Philippines has been signed into law by President Duterte. (Charles Deluvio/ Unsplash) A copy of the five-page measure, designated as Republic Act (RA) No.11596, was sent to Malacañang reporters Thursday afternoon, Jan. 6. Duterte...
( Last of three parts) In his last full year in office, President Duterte spent some time signing several bills into law, including his last budget law and the promised department that will cater to the needs of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) A day...
President Duterte has signed into law the regulatory framework for the safe operations of the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry. LPG cylinders (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) Enacted was Republic Act (RA) No.11592, or the LPG Industry Regulation Act. It was approved by the President on Oct. 14,...
President Duterte has signed a law institutionalizing the state's taxation on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations, or POGOs. President Rodrigo Duterte (far right) and Senator Bong Go (standing). (Photo from PCOO Facebook) Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11590, or an Act taxing Philippine...
