An affiliate of e-commerce platform Shopee has secured its license to sell life insurance products in the Philippines, the Insurance Commission announced. In a statement Wednesday, Aug. 10, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said that SeaInsure Life Insurance Co., Inc. (SeaLife) was granted a...
Commissioner Rey Bulay is the head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Steering Committee for the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said Bulay's vice chair is Commissioner Aimee Ferolino. The poll official,...
The Insurance Commission (IC) approved the life insurance business application of Maxicare Life Insurance Corp. (MaxiLife), a joint venture firm between the Gokongwei-led investment company and an health maintenance organization (HMO) provider. In a statement on Thursday, July 28, Insurance...
The Bureau of Customs, under the new administration, unveiled seven priority programs aimed at curbing smuggling, increasing revenue collections, eradicating corruption, and implementing the full digitization. Following the turnover ceremony on Monday, July 25, Acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz...
BIR told to hit collection target By Chino S. Leyco The new administration expects the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the government’s main tax agency, to attain its collection target this year despite weaker than expected performance in the six-semester. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed hope that there will be mall voting come the May 2025 polls. Comelec/MB "By the next elections, I hope it will already be the real voting in malls. I think it is no longer a far-fetched dream," Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino...
Bong Coo, left, with PSC officer-in-charge Atty. Guillermo Iroy President Marcos has appointed bowling legend Bong Coo as one of the board members of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). The government sports agency reportedly received the appointment papers of Coo, also the president of the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has approved the reshuffle of several regional district collectors of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the government’s main tax agency. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno’s approval follows BIR Commissioner Lilia C. Guillermo’s order that relieved six...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has finished the conduct of the Random Manual Audit for the 2022 polls ahead of schedule. The poll body said the RMA ended on June 19 or 34 days after it commenced on May 11. Comelec/MB "On behalf of the entire Random Manual Audit Committee-including the civil...
For the position of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) commissioner, President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has designated Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Assistant Governor Lilia Guillermo. Lilia Guillermo (Photo from dime.gov.ph) “Guillermo’s strong background in IT and her...
The Insurance Commission (IC) reported on Wednesday, June 15, that local insurers have paid about P2.93 billion for claims related to Covid-19 in the first three-months of the year. In a statement, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said the claim payouts were made by life and non-life insurers,...
Commissioner Socorro Inting has been designated as acting chairperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Photo Comelec Frances Arabe of the Comelec Education and Information Department confirmed the designation of Inting Wednesday, June 8. She said Inting's designation took effect June 2....
