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SunStar + May 03, 2021 CEBU Governor Gwendolyn Garcia called the attention of the National Government that insisted on going back to the “repressive” quarantine policies for returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in line with its whole-of-nation approach to coronavirus diseases 2019 (Covid-19). This, as she invokes Section 105 of the Local Government Code to reinforce Executive Order 9 she signed in February 2021 that eases the restrictions for...

SunStar Guv invokes law, says Capitol to test OFWs, ROFs upon arrival at airport. (File photo) + May 03, 2021 CEBU Province will continue testing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) upon arrival at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) and not on the sixth day upon arrival as insisted by health advisers of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said the “repressive”...

BusinessWorld May 3, 2021 | 12:08 am BW FILE PHOTO THE Supreme Court (SC) reversed the 2011 decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) that voided the 2003 decision of the Pasig Regional Trial Court ordering Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to pay franchise tax to the Muntinlupa local government from 1992 to 1999. In the High Court’s decision on Feb. 9 and published on March 3, it said the Muntinlupa local government init (LGU) had no power or authority to enact its franchise tax ordi...

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said it is “pointless” to compare the Philippine government’s COVID-19 response to other countries due to the “fragmented” health system in place.

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) assured that it will implement next year the Supreme Court ruling transferring more funds to local government units (LGUs), which the Asian Development (ADB) warned could disrupt public spending. Budget Secretary Wendel E. Avisado said they already dr

(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “It’s very difficult to be comparing. You will just be frustrated. There will always be better countries or worst countries fairing than us,” Duque said in an ANC interview Friday, April 30. “So it is pointless because the response is dynamic. It must take into consideration what the structure is of the health system, like in the Philippines, we have a fragmented health system,” he added. Because of the Local Government Code, the health chief explaine...

April 25, 2021 THE local income of the Pampanga provincial government from Mount Pinatubo’s sand and gravel increased to P82 million in March 2021, exceeding the previous highest monthly collection of P72.8 million in February, an official said on Sunday, April 25, 2021. The March 2021 collection raised to P1.118 billion the total revenues earned so far in the 20 months of the administration of Pampanga Governor Dennis “Delta” Pineda, according to lawyer Charlie Chua, provinc...

Would Prop B hold San Antonio police accountable or defund them? Both arguments are a stretch FacebookTwitterEmail Ananda Tomas, deputy director of Fix SAPD, hands out yard signs to volunteer Arturo Ordoqui. Fix SAPD is a leader in efforts to pass Proposition B.Robin Jerstad /Contributor In an otherwise low-key local election, Proposition B on San Antonio’s May 1 ballot is arguably generating more debate and heated campaign activity than even the mayoral race. One reason is the intense spotli...

A Houston company’s failed, multimillion-dollar project to mine minerals and water from brine waste from El Paso Water’s desalination plant is being revived by a Florida company. Critical Materials Corp., or CMC, of Jacksonville, Florida, in December paid between $5 million to $6 million to buy the never-opened brine treatment plant and its equipment located next to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant in East El Paso. It’s evaluating what needs to be done, but hopes to have it ru...

Published April 17, 2021, 11:24 AM Absolute public participation in the grant of new mining concessions and in the review and renegotiation of existing agreements must be imposed by the government to assure the promotion of human rights, standard of living, and environmental protection in affected communities. Commission on Human Rights (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) This was stressed by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Saturday, April 17, as it expressed optimism that the government will ...