A poll official believes that not all of the more than 7 million deactivated voters will apply for reactivation for the May 2022 National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB "Our expectations is that we will not get all 7 million back," Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez said...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has flagged a possible sugar smuggling scheme employed by unscrupulous traders taking advantage of the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s (SRA) export replenishment program. In a statement on Monday, July 12, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said he has...
The First Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) dismissed nine more applicants for partylist. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon revealed this on her Twitter accoiunt on July 9. The...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing the possibility of counting the campaign expenses of candidates once they file their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs). Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "There are some reforms that...
For an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the May 2022 polls will be an election like no other. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an online town hall forum on Thursday, July 8, Comelec Commissioner Rowena...
The Bureau of Customs registered a spike in pork imports following the government’s order lowering tariffs on swine meat shipments that aims to stabilize the domestic supply and prices, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, the Customs...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has sought for amendments that will give the existing data privacy law more teeth in the enforcement function amid rapid digital transformation in the country. During the 55th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum, Privacy Commissioner Raymund Enriquez...
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...
