Mobile phone users would now be required to take a “live selfie” before their SIM registration application is approved. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Sec. Ivan John Uy presents the agency's proposed 2024 budget before a Senate Finance Subcommittee hearing...
Around 80.54 million Filipinos or 87.5 percent of the population aged five years old and above have been registered in Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) as of Sept. 1, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Of this group, 78.12 million individuals have been issued a unique PhilSys...
A new process on top of existing requirements for mining firms securing their environment compliance certificates (ECC) may be implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) while pursuing the digitalization of all mining-related information and the processing of...
A Senate panel on Tuesday, Sept. 19 has cited in contempt France Garcia Ruiz, the former employer of household helper Elvira Vergara due to her inconsistent answers in the continuing probe into the alleged maltreatment that the latter allegedly endured. Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has partnered with the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) for the privatization of its casinos. Alejandro Tengco, Pagcor chairman and chief executive officer, said they tapped DAP’s technical assistance to comply with the requirements...
The Philippines is now poised to join other countries that honors and recognizes divorce. This, after a Senate panel approved the measure that provides absolute divorce in the Philippines. Senate Bill No. 2443, or the proposed “Dissolution of Marriage Act”, expands the...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that local government units (LGUs) will receive additional national tax allotments (NTA) next year to boost economic growth nationwide. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM has allocated P871.3 billion for NTA in the...
(Unsplash) Here's some good news for undergraduate-professionals, or individuals who are part of the workforce but were unable to attain a college degree. With a vote of 251-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives approved on third and final...
Lanao del Norte 1st district Rep. Khalid Dimaporo (Facebook) The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading a measure giving Muslim Filipinos better digital access to Shari’a courts. Garnering 251...
(Unsplash) When Filipinos think of General Santos City in South Cotabato, they think about tuna. The House of Representatives members who attended plenary session Monday night, Sept. 18 thought of the same thing, as all 249 of them at the time of...
Giant lanterns in Pampanga (Wikipedia) The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading Monday night, Sept. 18 a bill declaring the province of Pampanga as the Philippines' "Christmas Capital". The measure, House Bill (HB)...
The Philippines drew praises for being a model of open government at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit held in Tallin, Estonia last Sept. 6. Partners in Open Government. Open Government Partnership (OGP) CEO Sanjay Pradhan meets with Philippine OGP (PH-OGP) Chairman Amenah...
