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Confusion prevailed after the City of Manila said it will continue confiscating driver's licenses after the Department of Interior and Local Government

EXPLAINER: Proposal in Cebu City Council seeks to grant itself power to investigate, subpoena persons and documents, punish with contempt. Councilor Mary Ann de los Santos filed ordinance; laws committee chief Rey Gealon backs it. Problem: Is it within Sanggunian’s powers?

Local government units whose resources are “harnessed commercially” may receive P10.1 billion in development funds for the fiscal year 2023, a lawmaker said yesterday.

A six-year term for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan is too long and proposals should instead shorten them to five years, the Commission on Elections said over the weekend.

The city government of Manila on Friday, Sept. 23, said the driver’s licences of erring motorists in the city will still be confiscated under its existing ordinance amid the release of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)'s memorandum. "Habang ginagalang ng Pamahalaang Lungso

The Manila city government has insisted that it could confiscate the licenses of erring motorists despite an order from the national government stripping local governments of such authority.

(File photo) MANILA - The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) on Thursday said major milestones in the Bangsamoro peace process have already been achieved in the early months of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration. In a statement, OPAPRU chief Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said the Chief Executive demonstrated his resolve to move forward with the Bangsamoro peace process with the appointment of the 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authorit...

(Photo from DOTr Facebook page) MANILA - The authority to construct and develop ports in the country has been delegated to the local government units (LGUs), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Tuesday. The statement was issued, after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) bared that the DBM disapproved its request for PHP800 million in funding for the construction and upgrade of at least 36 ports and docks in 2023. Citing Republic Act (RA) 9170 or the Local Government Code of...

As the deadline to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) fast approaches, the world, including the Philippines, continues to struggle in terms of generating gender data, according to United Nations Women.Based on UN Women estimates, it will take the Philippines 15.33 years to close gender data gaps. UN Women said…

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it has already received advisories from some manufacturers of Christmas products, noting that there will be price adjustments in October or November. In a televised interview last Thursday, DTI-Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Ruth B. Castelo advised consumers anew to stock up…