The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded Senate Bill (SB) No. 2897 which seeks to expand the coverage and strengthen the Safe Spaces Act or "Bawal Bastos Law" under Republic Act No. 11313. The law protects gender-based harassments in streets, schools, establishments, markets, workplaces, and...
The Senate has approved the measure seeking to expand the provisions in Republic Act No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act to address gender-based online sexual harassment arising from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Risa...
The Securities and Exchange has issued a warning to the public that Safe District Enterprise is not authorized to solicit investments from the public. In an advisory, the SEC said its warning is prompted by reports and information it gathered that individuals representing an entity named Safe...
HOUSTON – American firm Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) is confident of having its pioneering rollout of micro modular reactors (MMRs) for nuclear power installations in the Philippines through a partnership with Manila Electric Company (Meralco) by the turn of the decade. In an interview,...
(Unsplash) "Have we provided a safe haven for abandoned children?" Cavite 2nd district Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla raised this question as she filed a resolution that sought an inquiry into the implementation of the safe havens provision in the Foundling Recognition and...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and US firm Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) have sealed cooperation agreement for the targeted rollout of micro modular reactor (MMR) pilot project in the Philippines. According to the utility firm, the deal will warrant the conduct of a...
Philippine companies that are eyeing to invest in small modular reactors (SMRs) are eyeing inclusion in the targeted negotiation for a trade agreement with the United States for planned nuclear technology installations in the country. According to Aboitiz Power Corporation President and CEO...
The Mandaluyong City local government passed a local ordinance that aims to protect individuals of all genders in the city from sexual harassment in streets and other public spaces. [Ordinance No. 922, Series of 2023, or the “Safe Spaces...
BUTUAN CITY – Local government units in the Caraga region have been tasked to roll-out programs and projects strictly enforcing Republic Act No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act and RA 11596 or the Prohibition on Child Marriage Law. Led by their Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System, these...
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople has stressed the need to establish a humanitarian corridor in Sudan to safely and promptly evacuate affected Filipinos. She welcomed the news that the United Nations "will be stepping in soon" amid calls for the UN to establish a...
Amid the country’s power crisis, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is eyeing “cutting-edge” micro nuclear fuel technology developed by a United States-based firm that brings safe, clean, and cost-effective electricity to consumers. Meeting of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Fashion designer and Filipiñana pioneer Patis Tesoro hosted a lunch for Florica Zaharia, PhD; Conservator Emerita of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art and director and co-owner of the Muzeul Textilelor in Romania. The Muzeul Textilelor is the only textile museum in...
