The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to raise basic penalties on the late and non-filing of reports by as high as 1,900 percent to compel corporations to comply with their reportorial requirements on time. The SEC will release a new scale of fines and penalties for the late and...
The government is set to hold another round of cash payouts in Metro Manila and Zamboanga del Sur on Monday, Sept. 11, as part of the Marcos administration's efforts to assist small rice retailers affected by the nationwide price ceilings. CASH GRANT — Department of Social Welfare and...
The Senate will push for a higher intelligence funds for all government agencies that are mandated to defend the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. Zubiri said this includes the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the...
The Philippines and Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the establishment of a Work and Holiday visa arrangement, which would allow nationals of both countries to seek employment while on a holiday to supplement the cost of their stay. President Marcos with Australian...
BACOLOD CITY – A senior citizen was struck and killed by an e-trike on Circumferential Road, Barangay Montevista here on Thursday, September 7. Police Capt. Francis Depasucat, head of Police Station 4, identified the victim as Noli Chan, 72, of Barangay Villamonte, this city. Depasucat said...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), along with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), on Saturday, Sept. 9, spearheaded the simultaneous cash assistance payout for micro rice retailers in Caloocan, Quezon, and San Juan City. ...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center convened for the first time on Tuesday, September 5, to discuss security for the barangay elections in the Caraga region next month. Each member laid out security measures and based on these, the JPSCC...
A man reportedly died from electrocution after he hit high tension wires connected to a transformer attached to an electric post while cleaning the wall of a building in Barangay 95, Caloocan City on Friday morning, Sept. 8. The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) identified the suspect as Rodel...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) along with the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) has launched the Bannuar Technology Business Incubator (TBI) seeking to to provide a better landscape for creative industries and the business incubators of Region 1. DOST officials led...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Adm. Artemio Abu renders a salute during the wake of Petty Officer Third Class (PO3) Ponciano Nisperos Jr. in San Fernando City, Pampanga on Sept. 8, 2023. Nisperos drowned while in the middle of a search and rescue (SAR) operation in Tubao, La Union on...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Count on independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman to find wayward, "out of this world" items in the proposed national budget. During the deliberation on the Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) proposed...
The idea sprouted from this one instance. When Plains & Prints founder Roxanne Farillas met a Portuguese couple on the plane, she sparked a conversation with them about their trip to the Philippines. “Oh, how was your trip? Where did you go?” she asked. And it was when they replied,...
