With more than 40 days to go before the May, 2020 elections, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go urged candidates running for the 2022 national and local elections to focus on public service by putting the welfare of Filipinos first. Go, who earlier withdrew his presidential bid for the upcoming...
Vice President Leni Robredo has a load of promises to Samareños: roads, electricity, internet and mobile telecom services that will bring progress to an often-neglected region of the country. Vice President Leni Robredo waves to the crowd of Samareños during the Catbalogan People’s Rally on...
A House leader is looking forward to seeing the positive effects of Republic Act (RA) No.11659 or the Public Service Act, which President Duterte signed last week. (Shivendu Shukla/ Unsplash) “Opening up some of our industries like telecommunications, railways, and airlines to full foreign...
Three months before the completion of its term, the Duterte administration could point with justifiable pride to the enactment of three vital economic liberalization laws that would boost the Philippine economy’s global competitiveness — and cushion the impact of external shocks such as those...
PhilHealth, PCIC accounting norms monitored By Chino S. Leyco The Insurance Commission (IC) is closely monitoring the compliance of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) with the directive of the Department of Finance (DOF) to adopt...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has urged government agencies to reassess their human resource (HR) systems and policies toward ensuring a more inclusive and supportive workplace for women. (CSC / MANILA BULLETIN) The move was in celebration of National Women’s Month this March, CSC said....
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas slammed President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of the amendments to Republic Act (RA) 11659 or the Public Service Act (PSA) , even speculating that the raised foreign ownership limits on the telecommunications industry could lead to cybersecurity...
Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go on Tuesday, March 22 said that the law amending the Public Service Act would be beneficial for the Philippine economy. ‘’This measure, in effect, promotes healthy competition across various industries which can pave the way for favorable prices and...
The recently signed amendments to Republic Act (RA) 11659 or the Public Service Act (PSA) are akin to the Oil Deregulation Law and will result in heftier increases in the prices of goods, says House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate. Bayan Muna Party -list Rep....
NEDA lauds amended PSA law Chino S. Leyco The amended Public Service Act (PSA) will encourage more foreign investments and innovation to lower prices, improve the quality of goods and services, as well as create more and better jobs, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure amending the Public Service Act (PSA), saying this will help the economy recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte signs the measure amending the Public Service Act in a ceremonial signing event in Malacañang,...
media The Department of Transportation (DOTr), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and NLEX Corporation formally opened a new two-lane road on Monday, March 21, as an alternative route in and out of Meycauayan and Marilao, Bulacan. The Meycauayan-Marilao East Service Road occupies a...
