WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States and Britain on Friday announced new sanctions against the Myanmar military that are intended to coincide with the anniversary of a bloody crackdown on protests following last year's coup d'etat. The new measures came days after Washington said it has...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States announced new sanctions Thursday on entities and people in Russia and North Korea after Pyongyang's new ICBM missile test. The targeted persons and organizations are accused of "transferring sensitive items to North Korea's missile program," the State...
LONDON, United Kingdom – Britain is to make it easier to sanction Russian oligarchs and align those sanctions with the European Union and the US over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the government said on Saturday. The UK has been criticised for not doing enough to clamp down on oligarchs'...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned on Monday, Jan, 31, that stiff penalties under Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution 10732 await erring political aspirants and their supporters who would be found breaking the mandated campaign rules for the 2022 national and...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is rigidly restraining the participation of electric cooperatives (ECs) to events or activities that are beyond their mandate, which is to provide electricity to consumers. This was contained in a memorandum issued on Nov. 22 this year was signed by...
Players in the liquefied gas sector expect significant reduction in violations and illegal trade activities given tighter sanctions against offenders under the newly enacted LPG Industry Regulation Act. Leading LPG firm Petron Corporation stated that the passage of Republic Act 11592 “will...
Local government units (LGUs) that would cause spoilage of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines would be sanctioned, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año warned on Monday night, Oct. 11. “Nagpalabas po tayo ng memo (memorandum circular) sa ating mga...
