Expressing his solidarity with the international community in advocating for people’s right to information, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday, June 19, vowed to fight the proliferation of fake news in the country and strengthen the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill. The...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has renewed his government's commitment to enact a Freedom of Information (FOI) Law as this would stem the tide of disinformation and misinformation online. *INFORMATION CONFERENCE — President Marcos keynotes the 14th Edition of the International...
There are 99,289,484 users who have registered their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards based on the data released by the National Telecommunications Commission  (NTC) on Friday, June 16. (Photo credit to DICT) As of June 23, data from the NTC showed that among public...
"If you are not accepted, just choose happiness." That's what Vice President Sara Duterte told members of the LGBTQI+ community as her office celebrated, on Friday, Pride Month. Noting that some lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex people, particularly the younger ones, were not...
Senator Mark Villar on Thursday, June 8 said there are about 97 high-impact projects that the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) can finance once the bill is approved into law by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, June 7 criticized anew attempts to delay the passage of the proposed Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) bill. Hontiveros made the remark after Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva announced that the measure is...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, June 6 said he sees no urgency in passing the proposed Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) bill. The controversial SOGIESC bill, Villanueva said, is not part of the list of measures certified...
Congress is prepared to exercise its oversight role should state economic managers “deviate” from the original intention and “spirit” of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva stressed this point in a press briefing at the Senate, saying...
The Executive Department is not allowed to alter the final version of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday, June 6. Hontiveros pointed this out following Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno’s statement that the Government Service Insurance System...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has called for the passage of a bill seeking to further provide discounts to senior citizens, by giving them the five percent discount on water and electricity bills. Lapid, in filing Senate Bill No. 2169, also proposed that senior citizens be exempted from the 12...
ILOILO CITY – The Razon-owned MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has started refunding bill deposits of good-paying customers since it took over as the sole power distributor here in 2020. MORE Power President and CEO Roel Castro and Commissioner Alexis Lumbatan of the Energy Regulatory...
Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies chairman Senator Mark Villar projected that a possible 8.6 percent return on equity every year in the next 10 years can be generated by the MIF. Senator Mark Villar...
