The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms has approved the committee report on the substitute bill that seeks to strengthen the field offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The draft substitute bill on House Bills Nos. 511, 1669, 4853, 4985, 5190, 5270, 5305, 5524, 5563, 5649...
The Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines has been admitted as a new signatory to the ASEAN Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) Framework. This is after it signed a supplemental Memorandum of Understanding with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), the Monetary...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday, May 10, confirmed that more than 27,000 students enrolled in 18 local colleges in the Bicol Region now benefit from programs under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017 or Republic Act 10931 particularly the Free Higher...
Reli de Leon, Philippine Racing Commission chairman, (center), awards the Presidential Gold Cup trophy to Wilbert Tan (left), owner of Pangalusian Island, in this file photo late last year. With them is Philracom executive director Andrew Rovie Buencamino. The event is De Leon’s first official...
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is calling on both private and public institutions in the country to launch heritage-related activities this May in celebration of "National Heritage Month". (Photo by Austin Nicomedez / Unsplash) "The NCCA enjoins all cultural agencies,...
In time with the holy month of Ramadan, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is set to hold a webinar series featuring various Islamic traditions and cuisines. (Photo by Levi Meir Clancy / Unsplash) The activity, to be done in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of...
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) has hailed a food and beverage giant's commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to "net zero" by the year 2050. (Photo from Climate Change Commission PH Facebook page) The company, Nestlé Philippines, also set a mid-term goal of slashing to half...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a measure urging the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit of the government’s spending for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response under the two laws Congress passed to combat the negative impact of the pandemic. In filing Senate Resolution...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Social Security System (SSS) to make access easier for workers claiming compensation related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Hontiveros had earlier welcomed the Employees’ Compensation...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said 674 out of 1,168 examinees passed the Pharmacist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Pharmacy in the cities of Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Iloilo, Legazpi, Pagadian, Pangasinan, and Zamboanga this April. PRC/MB The results were released in four...
Fencing Confederation of Asia (FCA) president and former Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) chief Celso “Cito” Dayrit passed away Wednesday night, April 28, due to COVID-19. He was 69. Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) president Richard Gomez confirmed the passing of Dayrit, respected and...
Shareholders of Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (DMPI) are planning to raise up to P44 billion through an initial public offering of shares they own that are equivalent to 28.75 percent of the company. Based on the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,publicly-listed...
