At least eight power generation companies (GenCos) have been formally tagged by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for penalties for breaching allowable forced outages in their electric generating facilities, that in turn triggered rotational blackouts and rate spikes last summer. ERC Logo In...
President Duterte asked Commission on Audit (COA) Chairman Michael Aguinaldo if he had ever taken any measures at all to hold Senator Richard Gordon accountable for his disallowances amounting to at least P86 million. Commission on Audit (COA) Chairman Michael Aguinaldo and President Duterte (File...
Retired Philippine Army Major Gen. Mario Fontanilla Chan is the new Philippine ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil. Retired Army Major Gen. Mario Chan (right) takes his oath as the new Philippine ambassador-designate to Brazil before Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Civilian Security...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared final and executory the revocation of the Certificate of Authority (CA) of KingABC Lending Corporation to operate a lending company because of unfair debt collection practices. In a resolution, the SEC Corporate Governance and Finance...
Philracom chairman Reli de Leon The Philippine Racing Commission is hoping for the best and that includes the betting public getting the green light to watch the races in person. “I hope that soon they will allow us,” said Philracom chairman Reli de Leon during Tuesday’s online Philippine...
SSS mobile app The number of Social Security System (SSS) members filing unemployment-insurance claims skyrocketed since the pandemic began in March last year, the government’s chief economic manager revealed. Finance Sec. Carlos Dominguez III Since the SSS unemployment insurance benefit (UIB)...
The new passers of the Licensure Examination for Respiratory Therapists will have their online oathtaking on Oct. 8, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said Tuesday. PRC/MB The online oathtaking at 9 a.m. will be spearheaded by PRC Cagayan de Oro through Microsoft Teams. PRC said...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Monday said 109 out of 186 passed the Sept 2021 Respiratory Therapist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Respiratory Therapy in Baguio, Cebu, Davao and Zamboanga. PRC/MB The Commission said the results were released in two working days after...
HONG KONG, (AFP) - The Hong Kong stock exchange tumbled Monday over fears of a contagion from the potential collapse of Chinese real estate giant Evergrande as it struggles under a mountain of debt. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN The firm, one of the country's biggest developers, has warned it may not be...
Workers who had been infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can now apply for a financial assistance to the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) even without going to their office. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) In its latest advisory, ECC said employees who tested positive for...
The local government of Marikina City has been granted authority to conduct negotiated sale of real estate at the upscale Loyola Grand Villas, four years after offering the lots at bargain prices in 2017. Mayor Marcelino Teodoro Mayor Marcelino R. Teodoro sought permission of the Commission on...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Sunday announced the postponement of the September 2021 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) in the National Capital Region (NCR), Lucena, Romblon and Butuan. PRC/MB The Commission said this was due to the recommendation of the...
