Senator Grace Poe called on concerned executive agencies to expedite the release of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Public Service Act (PSA) to allow the people to benefit from improved services and goods with more investments. Poe stressed that the IRR that will facilitate the law’s implementation has yet to be issued […]
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The promised benefits of the Public Service Act have yet to be felt one year after its passage, and they will not likely be felt especially if the economic provisions of the Constitution will not be amended, Senator Robin Padilla said. Padilla said that aside from the Public Service Act still lacking implementing rules and […]
The chairperson of the House Committee on Economic Affairs said the proposed amendments to the Public Service Act (PSA) will aid the country’s economic recovery and will not be a threat to patrimony. AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Representative Sharon Garin assured that safeguards are well in place under the proposed amendments, dispelling fears posed by the expected […]
Senator Grace Poe hailed the ratification of the proposed amendments to the Public Service Act (PSA), saying she hopes this would be “start of the era of inclusive economic gains and development” in the country. “Our overarching goal is to enhance competition, provide better quality services and create jobs,” said Poe, the chairperson of the […]
The Senate has passed on third and final reading the bill that would open up the Philippines to more foreign investors. Senate Bill (SB) 2094 hurdled the upper chamber with 19 affirmative votes, three negative votes and zero abstention from senators. It seeks to amend the 85-year-old Commonwealth Act No. 146, known as the Public […]