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IS there a Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)? Yes, there is, but not quite yet. Unlike other departments created by law, the Department of Migrant Workers or DMW needs to meet three conditions before it is deemed fully operational, and thus, constituted by law. The three conditionalities are: 1.  An…

THE updated Regular Foreign Investment Negative List (FINL) incorporates provisions from the Retail Trade Liberalization Act (RTLA), according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda). Neda’s Trade, Services, and Industry Staff (TSIS) told BusinessMirror that a draft of the FINL has been submitted to the Office of the President…

The transition to self-rule in the Bangsamoro, the majority-Muslim region in the southern Philippines, is proceeding apace. Militants outside the associated peace process are losing strength but could recover. Regional and national authorities should do all in their power to keep that from happening.

The establishment of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is a gift to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) made possible through the hard work and determination not only of its proponents but also of every Filipino migrant workers, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, March 17 said. In a chan

The Makati Business Club is opposing the National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) proposed amendments to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. No. 6957 or the build-operate-transfer (BOT) Law. In a letter to NEDA Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua, MBC Chairman Edgar O. Chua said

(File photo) MANILA - A party-list lawmaker on Thursday said the enactment of the law mandating all schools nationwide to ensure inclusive education for learners with disabilities (LWDs) is another step forward for the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs). ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro welcomed President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's signing of Republic Act (RA) 11560, calling it another victory for LWDs and disability education advocates who underwent "s...

DTI reports threefold increase on retail value of confiscated products

The Department of Trade and Industry-Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) reported a 305 percent increase in retail value of confiscated unregistered electricals and construction products in the National Capital Region alone in the first two months of the year. In a report, the DTI-FT

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN AKO BREEDER party-list nominee Jaime “Jimmy” Mariquit* AKO BREEDER party-list nominee Jaime “Jimmy” Mariquit pushed for a review of

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