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Published December 21, 2020, 5:00 PM In an aid to the low price of the palay in the province, Provincial Board Member Albert Rama proposed an ordinance this week prescribing the classification and corresponding minimum buying price. According to Rama, there are around 37,249 rice farmers in Palawan while the prevailing buying price of palay ranges from P8 to P13 per kilo. The average production cost is P12.93 per kilo and P12.29 per kilo for inbred and hybrid palay. “The above mentioned predi...

To ensure the lawful processing of personal data in the use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) 1 systems, the Philippine National Privacy Commission (NPC) released on 16 November 2020, Advisory No. 2020-04 on the “Guidelines on the Use of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Systems” ( Advisory). The Advisory guides personal information controllers (PICs) and personal information processors (PIPs) in the processing of personal data via CCTV systems used in public or semi-public places, as well...

Published December 21, 2020, 5:36 PM Isabela Governor Rodito Albano on Monday said he supports the move among lawmakers of the province to call for a congressional inquiry into the operations of the Small Town Lottery of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office notwithstanding the still unresolved legal issues raised against it. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Albano said lauded the province’s congressmen for their initiative in prioritizing the welfare of their constituents and local governmen...

ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (FACEBOOK/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement, ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica said the creation of a CART in government agencies will help establish a national network of regulatory reforms within the government and will be concentrated in addressing inefficiency and red tape matters within their own backyard. “The President’s directive to ‘cut red tape’ is a directive to all agencies and instrumentalities of the government which is ...

Published December 16, 2020, 11:40 AM Cauayan City Mayor Bernard Faustino Dy of Isabela has been slapped with criminal and administrative raps before the Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday due to the reportedly illegal raid of a small town lottery (STL) facility in the city back in November.   The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), represented by its General Manager Royina Garma and Sahara Games and Amusement Philippines Corporation (SAHARA) President Eduardo Davalan led the filing...

SunStar + "WHAT a great blessing to receive at Christmas time!" Thus said Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia in reaction to his belated receipt Monday [December 14] of the joint resolution approved by Ombudsman Sammuel Martires last August 6, 2019 yet, dismissing graft and administrative charges filed against him and seven other city officials. The cases were docketed as OMB-V-C-17-0192 and OMB-V-A-17-0185 and filed by the Field Investigation Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas on the basis o...

First, i have to say the dramatic reduction of 2.2 million food stamp recipients in the first 18 months of a donald trump presidency is a step in the right direction because we know that a family of four receives an average of $465 a month in food stamp benefits. we know thats just not enough to sustain a family. and so its a win because these folks are getting back to work its a win for the president. its a win for the nation. i think there are couple of factors that contribute to that dramatic...