The task force quarry head of Tarlac City was nabbed in an entrapment operation on Monday for extortion, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) reported. The task force quarry head of Tarlac City (man in white) falls in an entrapment operation at the Tarlac City Hall on Monday, May 24, 2021. According...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has electronically filed cases against four Register of Deeds officials before the Office of the Ombudsman for implementing cut-offs during work hours and other ease of doing business violations. The cases filed by ARTA against four Register of Deeds officials...
About 600 employees and elected officials of the Muntinlupa City government will register in a pilot rollout of the national ID system. President Rodrigo Duterte signed in 2018 Republic Act No. 11055, the Philippine Identification System Act, with the aim of establishing a single national...
The Quezon City government on Thursday inked a deal with the Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) Partylist to help boost the city’s vaccination program. The ACT-CIS will provide medical teams that will be deployed in vaccination centers. “Since last year, we...
The city government of Davao has been given a franchise to operate radio stations in the city for 25 years based on a new law signed by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11538 grants the Davao City government a franchise "to construct, install,...
Voting 20-0-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading a bill that would open up the Philippines' retail sector to foreign enterprises. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senators voted to pass on Wednesday, May 19, Senate Bill No. 1840, which proposes to amend the Retail Liberalization...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it was already investigating local government units (LGUs) allegedly collecting unauthorized fees from truckers despite a circular issued last month prohibiting such act. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from ARTA) ARTA...
The country's third major telecommunication company can operate for another 25 years based on a new law signed by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11537 allows Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company Inc., currently known as Dito Telecommunity...
The “Make It Happen in the Philippines” campaign and the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act will help foreign investors expand their markets when they invest in the country, Philippine Ambassador to Japan Jose C. Laurel V told Japanese businessmen. The envoy...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has called on the Department of Health (DOH) to put people in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) who will initiate reforms in the agency. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from ARTA) ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica...
As expected, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Cirilito Sobejana backed the designation of 29 individuals by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) as terrorists, as provided for by the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff...
With CREATE, FIST laws The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects the economy to post positive growth in the second quarter due to base effects, but whether or not this will be sustained for the rest of the year will depend on the implementation of recently approved laws, such as the...
