The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms has approved the committee report on the substitute bill that seeks to strengthen the field offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The draft substitute bill on House Bills Nos. 511, 1669, 4853, 4985, 5190, 5270, 5305, 5524, 5563, 5649...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Sunday said he is confident Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar can successfully introduce reforms and cleanse the Philippine National Police (PNP) even for just a short period of time. Eleazar, who is now the new PNP chief, should focus on making the internal...
EU yesterday strongly urged the Philippines to speed up economic reforms to improve its attractiveness to more foreign investors following the deep impact created by the COVID-19 pandemic and arrest the steep decline in bilateral trade. Nabil Francis, President of the EU Chamber of Commerce of the...
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) has assured of corruption-free and quality of rice farm equipment bought and distributed to rice farmers using the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). (MB file, JJ Landingin) Its top official stressed there is...
The Department of Finance (DOF) urged local chief executives to rally behind its proposed legislative measures to help the country recover from the pandemic-induced economic crisis. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III (Bloomberg file photo) During the webinar hosted by the Bureau of...