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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…

Office of the Ombudsman A graft complaint has been filed against Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Director Eduardo B. Gongona and four others before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) for alleged anomalous purchase of Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) transceivers worth P2.09 bill

Government agencies, instrumentalities, and local government units are given every March 7 of each year to submit their ‘Zero Backlog Report’ or plan as the Anti Red Tape Authority (ARTA) strictly enforces the 3-7-20 day processing period on all transactions with the government. ARTA-LOGO-org A

Over 8,000 applications and requests submitted before government offices were declared automatically approved and/or renewed with the intervention of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA). ARTA-LOGO-org Data showed that as of Feb. 2022, at least 8,507 applications and requests that were submitted w

Government agencies, instrumentalities, and local government units are given every March 7 of each year to submit their ‘Zero Backlog Report’ or plan as the Anti Red Tape Authority (ARTA) strictly enforces the 3-7-20 day processing period on all transactions with the government. A memorandum circul

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines is asking the Commission on Elections to review its “Oplan Baklas” operations, which targets oversized campaign materials displayed in private properties, in the interest of respecting citizens’ rights.

Once an updated IRR of the Fair Elections Act is released, Comelec officers cannot immediately take down oversized posters without a signed notice from homeowners.