Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo has called for the protection and preservation of the Chavacano language in Zamboanga City. Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo (Santi San Juan/MB file photo) According to Tulfo, the Chavacano language is gradually disappearing among the younger generations living in...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Monday, April 14 that all 93 posts abroad have been opened for overseas voting. Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia "Successfully opened na po ang lahat ng 77 Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS) Posts, with Honolulu PCG being...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has opposed the transfer of the Ancestral Domains Office (ADO) of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In a statement, the CHR said the proposed transfer of ADO with a new name...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Sunday, April 13, asked the government to ensure the safety of local officials, candidates and all Filipinos in this year's mid-term elections. The call was renewed by the CHR following the killing of Binhar Julambre Alon Jawad, chairman of Barangay Baraas in...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada hailed President Marcos' Memorandum Order (MO) No. 36, which authorized the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) to issue Safe Conduct Passes (SCPs) to amnesty applicants. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada "Having steered in the Senate the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed its notice of disallowance (ND) on the P4 million paid by the province of Iloilo for "excessive" electricity consumption from December 2009 to April 2010. However, the COA granted the petitions of two provincial officials to exdlude them from liability in...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) asked Palawan congressional candidate Abraham Kahlil Blanco Mitra to explain why he shouldn't be penalized after he allegeldly held a free movie viewing. (Photo from Baham Mitra Official) Comelec's Committee on Kontra Bigay issued the show cause order against...
President Marcos has signed Memorandum Order (MO) No. 36, authorizing the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) to issue Safe Conduct Passes (SCPs) to amnesty applicants. FIle photos In his speech at the 6th Infantry (Kampilan) Division, Philippine Army, Camp BGen. Gonzalo H. Siongco in Datu Odin...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has express its full support to the initiatives in Congress to place the control and supervision of all provincial, city and municipal jails under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). In a statement, the CHR said that BJMP's control and supervision...
A teachers' group, on Thursday, April 10, voiced concern over the potential effects of the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) new guidelines on political neutrality, noting that these could infringe on educators’ right to free speech and stifle critical discourse in academic spaces. (MB file...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (PPAB) Too punitive. That's how House Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong described the reported Civil Service Commission (CSC) memorandum circular that sought to...
Citicore Renewable Energy Corp.’s (CREC) solar unit in Pangasinan is seeking the approval of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to develop facilities linking its solar project to the Luzon grid. In an application filing posted on the ERC website, Citicore Solar Pangasinan Inc. (CSPI) has...
