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The Land Management Bureau (LMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has committed to improve the land titling system in the country in order to maximize land use, particularly for the agricuture sector. DENR SEc, Roy Cimatu said the move is in response to the signing o

The Supreme Court (SC) stressed that while the “laws on Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) aim to curtail the acquisition of unexplained wealth,” they “do not automatically impose liability on erring public officials or employees.” It pointed out that “Section 10 of Republic Ac

Regional Trial Court A Muntinlupa City regional trial court (RTC) has ordered the release of Juanito T. Itaas, a member of a sparrow unit of the New People’s Army (NPA), who was convicted in the 1989 killing of United States Army Col. James Rowe. In a 28-page decision dated last Nov. 8, RTC Jud

The Philippine government is appealing, which will lead to a legal showdown involving an activist and a highly-disputed rule on prisoners' time credits

The Senate Justice and Human Rights committee has expressed serious concern over the recent spate of crimes involving motorcycle-bound perpetrators, colloquially known as the “riding in tandem.” Senator Richard J. Gordon, committee chairman, issued the statement following the latest shooting inc

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III categorically stated that the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and not the Power Sector Liabilities and Management Corp. (PSALM) should be the Default Wholesale Supplier (DWS) of the cash-impaired Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative Inc. (LASURECO)

Republic Act 11572 (PERPI Act) of July 20, 2021 established the Philippine Energy Research and Policy Institute. The Institute was attached to the University of the Philippines and serves as the central research and development learning venue of the State in the fields of energy security, equit

Malacañang has appointed Atty. John Henry Du Naga as the new privacy commissioner of the National Privacy Commission (NPC), effective December 14, 2021, for a term of three years. National Privacy Commission Incoming Commissioner Naga will succeed Privacy Commissioner Raymund Enriquez Liboro, wh

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) broke ground for a P1.3-billion irrigation project in Pangasinan which could help the irrigation of nearly 2,000 hectares of farmlands. In a statement, NIA said it has already started the construction of the Dumoloc Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (Du

The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded schools or associations that intend to offer benefits or incentives to student-athletes that they they should be guided by the principle that a “student-athlete is a student first.” (File photo from DepEd) “Such benefits or incentives shall seek to e