The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged barangay officials institute a registration system for the "kasambahay" (househelps) to ensure that all their employers are following the laws that protect them. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año has strongly pushed for the measure it...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 21 said she will refile the bill seeking free dialysis for senior citizens in the 19th Congress. Hontiveros has been pushing for the passage into law of the proposed “Free Dialysis for Senior Citizens Act”during her first term, the last three years of...
The fate of the K-to-12 education hangs on a balance as Vice President-elect Sara Duterte admitted on Monday, June 20, that it will be taken up by the next administration. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte, the incoming Education chief, said the...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Cebu provincial government did not consult the Department of Health (DOH) regarding its decision to ease the face mask policy in the province. “Gusto namin linawin, hindi kami nakonsulta (We want to clarify, we have not been consulted) regarding this move or...
A group on Friday, June 10, called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to give additional compensation to teachers who are handling remedial classes. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) For the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines Secretary General Raymond Basilio, additional...
In order to combat the continuing widespread corruption in government, state agencies should pursue digitalization or accelerate digitization in their processes and transactions, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday, June 10. “All government collections should be paperless or done through...
The Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments has recommended the refiling in the 19th Congress of a bill seeking the mandatory registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to contain the spread of false information and injury on social media. The recommendation was contained in a...
House Ways and Means Committee chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has vowed to push for the Budget Reform Act in the upcoming 19th Congress. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) “I will refile the bill, hopefully with enhancements from the incoming finance and budget...
Allan S Cabanlong, ASEAN Eng. The Republic Act 11659 or the “Act Amending Commonwealth Act No.146, otherwise known as the Public Service Act,” was recently passed into law, allowing up to 100% foreign ownership of three primary public services (telecommunications, airline, and railways) in the...
The Senate has approved a report recommending that social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Tiktok be held accountable for the spread of disinformation. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes, drafted the...
President Duterte doubled the incentives of the medalists in the recent 31st Southeast Asian Games as an expression of recognition and gratitude for their efforts. Efren “Bata” Reyes, right, receives the Order of Lapu-Lapu award from President Duterte during the Philippine Team’s courtesy...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1834, or the Philippine Digital Workforce Competitiveness Act, which aims to prepare the Filipino workforce for the jobs of the future through education and training on digital skills. Senator Joel Villanueva, principal author and...
