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ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Council has approved a 40 percent reduction in real property tax (RPT) for a two-year period. The Iloilo City Council approved this week the ordinance authored by Councilor Rex Marcus Sarabia that imposes 60 percent RPT payment for the years 2024 and 2025. THE …

DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the joint DND-AFP New Year’s Call on Jan. 12, 2024 at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. (Photo by AFP) The leadership of the Department of National Defense (DND) and Philippine National Police (PNP) conducted their traditional New Year’s call on Friday, …

Businessman Eduardo Aliño was sworn in as the new SBMA administrator on Friday, Jan. 12./PCO/ (Eagle News)–The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority has a new administrator. President Bongbong Marcos swore in businessman Eduardo Aliño to the post on Friday, Jan. 12, replacing Jonathan Tan, who took his oath as undersecretary of …

TOAST TO THE NEW YEAR. President Marcos (right) leads the traditional New Year vin d’honneur reception for members of the diplomatic corps in the Philippines at the Centennial Hall in Malacanan Palace on Thursday night. Ambassadors from 54 nations and heads of 11 international organizations were among the attendees of …

China called for accelerated negotiations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for the conclusion of a binding Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea. Chinese Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing is committed to meet the set target for the conclusion of the COC negotiations as …

Senator Francis Tolentino on Friday said the Senate should take a united stand amid a push to amend the 1987 Constitution. Tolentino, vice chairman of the Senate committee on constitutionalamendments and revision of codes, said he hoped the senators could discuss a collective stand on Charter change when the session …

(MANILA BULLETIN) The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has told congressmen that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has complied with the requirements of an independent investigative panel on the April 2023 blackout on Panay Island–at least for the most part. ERC Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta gave this statement Thursday, …

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Thursday, Jan. 11, urged the public to be “responsible” when sharing photos and videos online that contain personal information. Photo credit to Unspalsh. The advisory is grounded in Republic Act No. 10173 also known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA). According to …

Photo Courtesy of Renacimiento Manila/ MANILA BULLETIN An advocacy group expressed concern over the reported imminent “demolition” of a 104-year-old fire station in Sta. Mesa, Manila, to make way for a government road project. In a statement released on Wednesday, Jan. 11, Renacimiento Manila sought the help of the National …

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has renewed its call to all government offices to submit their updated Committee on Anti-Red Tape Authority (CART) office order and directory on or before the deadline this month. All submissions will be done online via the platform that ARTA has specified. The deadline for …