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National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte believes the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has a “good handle” now on checking campaign misinformation and disinformation on cyberspace in the runup to the 2025 elections, as a result of this electoral watchdog’s timely release of guidelines on the use by candidates and their supporters or of their rivals […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua underscored the need for local government units to practice consistency, uniformity and predictability in implementing rules so as not to drive away potential investors. “We have to be consistent and uniform in implementing national and local rules so that we can […]
Senator Chiz Escudero cautioned his colleagues against proceeding with future hearings on Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 6 without a clear set of guidelines that are contained in the Rules of the Senate. Speaking at the plenary, Escudero noted that the Rules of the Senate does not have a specific section on procedures on […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and Governance Commission for Government-owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG) signed the Joint Circular (JC) regarding the rules and regulations for granting night shift differential pay (NSDP) to government employees at the Boncodin Hall, DBM Central Office, City of Manila. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles, together […]
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles joined heads of government agencies in signing the Joint Operational Guidelines (JOG) for Republic Act No. 11261 or the First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act (FTJAA) at the Kingsford Hotel Grand Ballroom in Parañaque City on Friday, 12 May 2023. “The ceremonial signing activity is the culmination of the […]
The Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations, otherwise known as the blue ribbon committee, will be improved with new rules. Senator Francis Tolentino, the presumptive committee chair in the 19th Congress, said that among the new rules are separation of detention and commitment orders; process of preliminary determination; referral to prosecute; and […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released a set of guidelines on the disposition of lands formed by accretion such as islets and sandbars which are adjacent to agricultural areas, as well as the management of river islets and dried creeks and river beds. Secretary Roy Cimatu signed the DENR Administrative Order (DAO) […]