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CEBU CITY CHARTER. Mayor Michael Rama (3rd from left) leads the Rama clan and other city officials in opening the exhibit in honor of his grandfather, Don Vicente Rama, the Father of the Cebu City Charter, at the Cebu City Hall on Monday (Feb. 21, 2022). The exhibit features the works of Don Vicente Rama such as the draft of the bill in English, Spanish, and Cebuano versions that became Commonwealth Act No. 58, the Cebu City Charter. (Screengrab from Cebu City PIO video) CEBU CITY - The Cebu Cit...

EDITORS DESK BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT One of the major accomplishments of the legislative branch before it adjourned for the political campaign period is the passage of three critical economic reform measures. These are the amendments to Retail Trade Liberalization Act (RTLA), Public Services A

E CARTOON FEB 10, 2022 The amended Public Services Act (PSA) is now ready for signature by President Duterte. Once signed into law, foreign businessmen will be given wider opportunities to invest in the public services sector in the country. Telecommunications and logistics sectors are seen to bene

AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep. Sharon Garin (File photo) MANILA - The chairperson of the House Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday 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 Rep. Sharon Garin assured that safeguards are well in place under the proposed amendments, dispelling fears posed by the expected influx of foreign investors. "We only want foreign investments t...

THE head of the House Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday assured the public that safeguards are well in place under the proposed New Public Service Act (PSA), dispelling fears that the expected influx of foreign investors could lead to abuse and exploitation. AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep. and House Committee on…

The House of Representatives ratified on Wednesday, Feb. 2 the bicameral conference committee report for House Bill No. 789 and Senate Bill 2094 that seeks to amend the Public Service Act in order to liberalize various public service markets by limiting the identity of ‘public utilities’ to electric

LEADERS of the country’s top business organizations have pushed for congressional amendments to the 85-year-old Public Service Act (PSA). Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have already passed on third reading their respective bills seeking to amend the PSA, otherwise known as Commonwealth Act 146. In a joint…

EVEN if the country gets back to its prepandemic form this quarter, the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) believes more needs to be done to sustain the country’s economic growth. In an AskNEDA briefing on Monday, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said the country would be able…

Officials and employees of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) expressed their gratitude to the Senate for the assurances that it will approved the proposed new Philippine Immigration Law before the present Congress adjourns its current session in June. “I join the rank and file in expressing our apprec