All the nine members of K-pop girl group TWICE have renewed their exclusive contracts with their agency. “We have renewed our contracts with all the members ahead of the expiration of TWICE’s exclusive contract this fall,” announced JYP Entertainment on July 12. TWICE's Sana uploaded this...
More appointment slots for processing of passports have been added to all consular offices and temporary off-site passport service (TOPS) around the country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said...
The Covid-19 outlook for the country continues to improve significantly. For the period April 1 to 15 including the Holy Week observance, Metro Manila and 198 other areas nationwide have been placed under the least restrictive Alert Level 1. This is more than four times greater than the 48 areas...
The Muntinlupa City government has extended the deadline for the renewal of business permits until March 31 without any penalty. This is based on Muntinlupa City Ordinance 2022-318 passed by councilors and signed by Mayor Jaime Fresnedi. Renewal of business permits at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex....
The Quezon City local government announced on Saturday, Feb. 12, that 20 "E-Services kiosks" have been deployed in the city to help taxpayers easily process their business permit renewal. The city's Business Permit and Licensing Department (BPLD) placed the kiosks in different sites for taxpayers'...
Senatorial aspirant and SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta on Thursday, Feb. 10 justified his rejection of ABS-CBN's franchise renewal, saying it was the network's own fault why it was shut down. In his campaign speech in Valenzuela City, Marcoleta first defended former ABS-CBN actress and...
Citing the ever-present threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez prodded the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to get rid of its eight-hour long driving education test requirement for driver's license renewals. (Ryotando Ag/...
The Navotas City government announced on Tuesday, Feb. 1, that the deadline for the renewal of business permits and licenses in the city has been extended from Monday, Jan. 31 to Tuesday, Feb. 15. The ordinance was signed by Mayor Tobias “Toby” Tiangco on Monday, Jan. 31, during the regular...
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica called on local government units (LGUs) to extend the period of renewal of business permits and payment of real property tax until the end of the first quarter of the year, citing the recent surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases....
The Paranaque City government is pushing for online transaction for business permit renewal amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Atty. Melanie Soriano-Malaya, chief of the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO), said to avoid the risk of contracting COVID-19, they are...
The Marikina City government passed City Ordinance No. 003, Series of 2022, extending the deadline of business permit renewal for local business owners, the city government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Under Ordinance No. 003, the deadline of business permit renewal was moved from Thursday,...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday called on the House of Representatives to pass the proposed bill that seeks to prevent the expiration of franchises with pending renewal applications. De Lima noted that the Senate has already approved its version of the bill that would amend the law...