If there is one government agency that is effectively making gains in pushing for genuine reforms in the government bureaucracy, it is the Anti Red Tape Authority (ARTA). The agency was created under Republic Act No. 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act o
THE Supreme Court (SC) has denied the appeal of the government to abandon its decision issued in March 2020 allowing foreign construction firms to obtain licenses and engage in private or government projects in the country. In a 17-page resolution made public last March 3, the Court en banc did…
Foreign retailers are very interested to invest in the Philippines following the relaxation in the capital requirements and other conditions for investors in the domestic retail trade sector, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a presentation at the British Chamber of Co
Petitioners against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 on Wednesday filed an appeal to partly reverse the Supreme Court’s historic ruling that mostly kept the law intact in the face of 37 legal challenges.
OPPOSITORS of Republic Act 1479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) asked the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday to reconsider its decision which declared most of its provisions “not unconstitutional,” insisting that the law should be struck down entirely for being unconstitutional. Out of the 37 groups of petitioners who originally…