Day: September 26, 2024

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has revised its rules regarding party-list nominees holding public office. In Resolution No. 11065, the Comelec en banc said individuals in appointive positions who are nominated by a party-list group for the May 2025 elections must resign from their posts upon the start of the campaign period. “Nominees holding appointive offices, including members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and employees in government-owned or controlled corporations, shall be considered resigned from their office,” the resolution read. Previously, Comelec allowed nominees to remain in their posts even after accepting their party-list nomination. However, the

Manila: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started an online application and issuance of excavation permits in three regions, as part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s push to digitize government services. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the three-month pilot test of the Permit Issuance Application (PIA) system is currently being implemented in the National Capital Region (NCR), Central Visayas (Region 7), and Davao Region (Region 11). The system covers excavation permits for national roads and utilities along those roads. ‘With the application, we can accelerate the permit issuance process as our clients can do everything online,

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday pushed for the immediate passage of measures to ‘fully bring life’ to the Constitution and protect Philippine territory, including the West Philippine Sea (WPS). During the 63rd founding anniversary of the Philippine Constitution Association (PHILCONSA) at Malacañan Palace in Manila, Marcos said it is ‘high time’ for the three branches of government – the executive, legislative, and judiciary – to take decisive action by committing themselves ‘to the unfinished work of democracy.’ ‘There is much left to be done. As we stand here today, we must acknowledge that many of the laws

Manila: Senate Finance Committee chairperson Grace Poe on Thursday said committee hearings on the proposed PHP6.352 trillion national budget for 2025 will be wrapped up on Oct. 18 in time for a short All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day break. This, after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday certified as urgent House Bill (HB) 10800 or the 2025 General Appropriation Bill (GAB) to ensure its immediate passage. Poe said after the committee hearings and the transmittal of GAB to the Senate, her panel will start preparing the committee report for the plenary deliberations that will start when the

Manila: The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Thursday warned the public to ignore calls from individuals threatening to suspend their SIM card registration for having been used in illegal activities. In an advisory, CICC Executive Director Alexander Ramos said there have been numerous complaints of a caller who would introduce herself as an employee of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and has used the name “Nikki Garcia” in one case. During the conversation, the fake DICT employee would inform the victim that their SIM card has been recommended for suspension for being used in illegal