More executives from 78 government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) have turned in their resignation letters to the Palace, according to the Governance Commission for GOCCs’ (GCG) latest report as of June 4. Three more presidents and chief executive officers (CEOs) have submitted...
More than 200 executives from 69 government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) have so far tendered their courtesy resignations, according to the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG). As of June 3, the total number of GOCC officials who have submitted courtesy resignations to President...
Following the Cabinet reshuffle, 168 heads of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) have also been ordered by the President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to file their courtesy resignations. According to a follow-up notice by the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) issued on Wednesday, May...
The Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) has shuttered a government-owned and/or -controlled corporation (GOCC) established by former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. to design an airplane—but which failed to do so in its 50 years of existence. In a memorandum order dated May 7, the GCG gave...
Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) has remitted ₱282 million in dividends to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr), its highest remittance to the national government yet. CIAC, the aviation and land development arm of the state-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), said these...
Looking ahead to this year’s goal of boosting its performance in the energy sector, Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) plans to continue its exploration of the 700-megawatt (MW) Saint Raphael Generation Corp. (SRGC) project. During the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting...
The Senate has approved the proposed E-Governance Act, which seeks to enhance government operations and promote transparency in state transactions, on third and final reading. Twenty-one senators gave affirmative votes on Senate Bill No. 2781, no negative votes and no abstentions during the...
The push to transform government services through digitalization is now just one step away from Senate approval. This after the Senate passed Senate Bill No. 2781, also known as the proposed “E-Governance Act,” on second reading on Tuesday, January 21. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano,...
DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senatorial aspirant Benhur Abalos, Jr. hailed the winners of the 2024 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award and urged other local leaders to champion good governance and...
The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) applauded the signing into law of a measure granting value-added tax (VAT) refunds to non-resident tourists. In a statement, Sabin Aboitiz, PSAC lead convenor and Aboitiz Group president and chief executive officer, said the new law, a key council...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recognized the efforts of the Makati City local government on the efficient distribution of government services to its residents as well as disaster preparedness and...
Vice President Sara Duterte is not a fan of dole-outs or “ayuda,” touting good governance and peace and development programs as the better options to help uplift the lives of Filipinos from poverty. Vice President Sara Duterte (MB file photo) In an interview at the Office of the...
