The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will begin the overseas internet voting test runs next month. Comelec/MB "The test runs, which come at no cost to the Commission, will begin in July. This exploratory test use of a mobile app for overseas voters is groundbreaking, and the results will have a...
The Council of Members of Asian Reinsurance Corp. (Asian Re) has reelected Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa as chairperson for a fresh new two-year term. Screen Shot 2021-06-14 at 3.35.00 PM Funa, who previously served as vice-chairperson, was first elected as chairperson of Asian Re’s...
To streamline the voter registration process, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will launch on Tuesday June 15, a mobile application which can be accessed with any smartphone even when offline. Comelec/MB Commissioner Marlon Casquejo, who conceptualized the project, said the launch of the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is set to file charges against individuals behind the alleged counterfeit cigarette tax stamps seized recently in Bacolod City. In a statement released by the DOF on Wednesday, June 9, the department quoted BIR Deputy...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) helped in the arrest of two claimants of three packages that turned out to contain P15.7 million worth of the "party drug" known as Ecstasy. (Photo from BOC) The claimants, identified as Rowena Canapit and Michael De...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now transitioning into an "enhanced" customer assistance system through the help of a third-party service provider. Enhanced customer service -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) transitions into a new and 'enhanced' customer assistance system through the help of a...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) surpassed its revenue collection goal for April 2021 by over P2 billion on the strength of its actual collection of P51.277 billion, the agency said Monday, May 3. Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero (Photo courtesy of the BOC) The bureau had set a...
Officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Federal Tax Service (FTS) of Russia have met recently to discuss the latter’s best practices that could be applied in the Philippines to further improve its tax administration and compliance. On orders of Finance...
Taiwan Commissioner Huang Ming-chao (Commissioner Huang Ming-chao is head of the Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau, Ministry of the Interior.) Since emerging in late 2019, COVID-19 has evolved into a global pandemic. According to World Health Organization statistics, as of September 30,...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has warned against the repurposing of collected personal data in client/visitor contact-tracing forms and employee health-declaration forms for direct marketing, profiling, or any other use or purpose beyond what is required for Covid-19 prevention and control....
Consent of parents or legal guardians of students below 18 years should be secured first before schools can start recording webcam-supported online discussions to ensure personal data of minors are protected. These are among the guidelines contained in Advisory No. 2020-1 that the Data Privacy...
