The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has activated a task force that would help step up the enforcement of maritime laws and regulations within the country’s maritime territory. Dubbed as PCG Task Force “Kaligtasan sa Karagatan,” it is mandated to utilize assets to intensify the enforcement of...
A measure seeking to simplify the procedures and requirements in granting land titles has been signed into law by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11573, or an Act Improving the confirmation process for imperfect land titles, introduced...
Six broadcasting firms and one telecommunications company have been given franchises to build and operate their facilities in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) President Duterte has signed the new laws granting the four new franchises of the companies while renewing...
The United States on Tuesday delivered a total of 3,000,060 doses of Moderna vaccine to the Philippines as part of its worldwide effort to help end COVID-19. This is the US government’s second bilateral vaccine donation to the Philippines in less than a month following the delivery of 3.2 million...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure establishing the Philippine Energy Research and Policy Institute (PERPI). President Duterte (Malacañng photo) Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11572 on July 30, 2021. The new law sought to bridge the research and policy gap in the energy...
Believing that vaccination remains the best solution to quell the virus spread, President Duterte is amenable to opening the government's vaccination to anyone willing to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte shows vials of AstraZeneca vaccines donated...
Senators on Thurday, July 29, again called for an amendment of the country's tax code to provide a "permanent" solution to the erroneous interpretation of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) Senate President...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has inaugurated two new National Food Authority (NFA) warehouses in the country’s top rice-producing province, Nueva Ecija. Such a development, according to Agriculture Secretary William Dar, will support the government’s efforts to bring the Philippines’...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said President Duterte has now accomplished eight tenths of his economic reform program that provided income tax cuts for individuals and corporations. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Wednesday, July 28, that 85 percent of the Duterte...
Former speaker and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano credited his term as House of Representatives head for most of the legislative achievements that earned commendation from President Rodrigo Duterte during his State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 26. Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano “Most...
President Duterte lamented that his six-year term will be judged solely on his administration’s COVID-19 response and not on the campaign promises he has fulfilled. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address on July 26, 2021. (Malacañang) This is despite...
President Duterte urged Congress to pass two new laws that will benefit government troops as he looked back at how he improved the capability of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to help them carry out their duties to the public. President Duterte...
