As the country pushes its agenda of digital transformation to better serve Filipinos, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has committed to certifying the proposed E-Governance Act of 2022 as urgent, the Private Sector Advisory Commission (PSAC) said. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva called on concerned government agencies and the private sector to synergize their efforts to address the country's unemployment woes to generate at least 1.7 million jobs annually. Villanueva made a pitch anew for his Senate Bill No. 129, or the "Trabaho Para...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 24 sought for a stricter regulation of internet-based recruitment firms as the number of Filipinos falling victim to human trafficking have seemingly increased in the last few months. Hontiveros noted that many Filipinos are getting enticed to accept jobs...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading the proposed Magna Carta on Religious Freedom Act, which is contained in House Bill (HB) No. 6492. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The measure prohibits the government or any person to burden, curtail, impinge or...
The Senate public services committee today Jan. 23 asked telecommunications companies (telcos) to pick up pace in facilitating the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration of mobile users, with 146 million SIMs still unregistered three months away from deadline. Poe, committee chairperson,...
As it strongly condemned the act of violence in a public school in Quezon City that caused the death of a student, a group on Saturday, Jan. 21, expressed hope that the “unfortunate incident” will not be used to increase interference in schools by law enforcement authorities. (NOEL PABALATE /...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, January 20 called for a stricter enforcement of the law penalizing bullying, especially in the country’s schools. Gatchalian is referring to the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 or Republic Act No. 10627, which he said is becoming alarmingly predominant in schools...
The findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the purchase of overpriced laptops were welcomed by teachers’ groups on Thursday, Jan. 19. (Photo from Unsplash) In separate statements, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines and Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) welcomed the...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking to amend the law governing the rights and liabilities of household workers and their employers to put more accountability on private employment agencies (PEAs). In filing Senate Bill No. 456, Estrada said it is imperative that PEAs ensure that the...
A ranking congressman is prodding local government units (LGUs) to set up Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration areas in places with there is limited Internet access. (Vojtech Bruzek/ Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte made the call in the interest of improving the...
The administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. should “decisively address” this year the low salaries, scant and delayed benefits, and attacks on unions that “burden” the country’s teaching force and “affect the delivery” of quality education to the Filipino...
Although it has a shoreline of 36,000 kilometers, the Philippines imports 93 percent or 550,000 metric tons of salt for its requirement. “We should look at the salt industry as an added income source to fishermen during the dry season and the possibility of exporting Philippine sea salt,”...
