The next administration can vouch on two laws that can help spur the Philippine’s economic recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Tuesday. Drilon cited the newly-signed law that amends the 86-year old Public Service Act or Republic Act...
NEDA lauds amended PSA law Chino S. Leyco The amended Public Service Act (PSA) will encourage more foreign investments and innovation to lower prices, improve the quality of goods and services, as well as create more and better jobs, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure amending the Public Service Act (PSA), saying this will help the economy recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte signs the measure amending the Public Service Act in a ceremonial signing event in Malacañang,...
Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has vowed to make farming more profitable for small farmers and farm workers under a Pangilinan-Robredo term to encourage them to continue tilling lands and feeding Filipinos. (Keith Bacongco / Manila Bulletin File Photo) "We have to move...
Senatorial aspirant Salvador Panelo on Thursday lauded the government for passing a law that will be inclusive for learners with special needs but said its implementation must be strictly monitored and allotted with enough budget. Panelo, whose late son, Salvador Carlo III, had a down syndrome,...
Groups of teachers and education workers decried the 20 percent tax on honorarium for teachers who will serve as poll workers in the upcoming 2022 elections in May. Public school teachers undergo training in Manila for the May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Our teachers who chose...
With the passage of the Inclusive Education Act, educators expressed confidence that no Filipino child with a disability will be turned away and left behind in education. (Photo from Unsplash) “The future of children with disabilities is brighter in inclusive classrooms and schools,” said E-Net...
The government should start promoting the use of electric vehicles (e-vehicles) as a way to counter the effects of any abrupt disturbance on oil importation especially in the world market, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, said that while it may...
President Duterte has signed into law a measure that would ensure inclusive education for learners with disabilities. President Rodrigo Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) Republic Act No. 11650 dated March 11, and was released to media Tuesday, March 15, seeks to institute a policy of...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Tuesday urged the government to build more reform centers for children in conflict with the law as part of a review of the existing juvenile justice law. Bautista noted it has been two decades since the law had been enacted and it is “time we...
With the gradual resumption of in-person learning in schools, a group urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure that there will be enough funds for the progressive expansion of face-to-face classes. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a...
Senatorial candidate Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro said on Sunday he is optimistic that the next set of members in Congress would play a crucial role in helping the new administration manage its public debt with P12-trillion worth of loans. The former Tarlac represenative and 1989 Bar toopnotcher said...
