PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN THE PHILIPPINE Congress submitted to Malacañang the budget bill without any blank line items, a lawmaker said on Monday, allaying concerns about the constitutionality of the P6.326-trillion national budget this year. In a statement, Marikina Rep. Stella Luz A. Quimbo said the 2025 budget’s bicameral conference committee authorized legislative staff members to […]
BW FILE PHOTO THE Supreme Court (SC) upheld the authority of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to require consumers to provide bill deposits as security for their electricity bills, deeming it a legitimate exercise of the ERC’s rate-setting powers to safeguard the financial stability of electricity distributors. The tribunal en banc, in a 32-page ruling […]
Motorists are stuck in traffic along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, July 28, 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMAN A PHILIPPINE senator on Monday asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to halt its mandatory inspection of private vehicles to spare owners of needless costs, citing the need for the agency to focus […]
OLGA KONONENKO-UNSPLASH A Department of Justice (DoJ) official on Monday said the petitioners in the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine case might have a better chance of obtaining justice if they pursue a civil case rather than a criminal one after it withdrew charges against health officials. “The remedy may not be criminal. There could be claims […]
STARLINK.COM A RESOLUTION urging the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to provide Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet Services Philippines, Inc. a temporary license to operate was filed at the House of Representatives last week. Albay Rep. Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda wants the NTC to give Starlink a provisional authority to build, own, and operate satellite ground […]
THE PHILIPPINE Chief Justice called for reforms to modernize the country’s legal education system, underscoring the need to prepare lawyers for the challenges posed by a rapidly evolving global landscape. Speaking at the 2025 Philippine Association of Law Schools, Inc. (PALS) Annual Convention in Pampanga, Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo said current legal education must […]
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO A House of Representatives committee on Monday questioned the Department of Education (DepEd) for implementing sex education in Philippine schools despite the lack of an enabling law. A 2018 DepEd order allowing schools to teach sex education could even be unconstitutional, Manila Rep. Bienvenido M. Abante, Jr. said, claiming that the 1987 […]
PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMOR A WORKFORCE development initiative has helped 200 Filipino out-of-school youth secure jobs in construction and automotive industries, addressing skills shortages in high-demand sectors while tackling unemployment, the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) said on Monday. “Our out-of-school youth often face barriers in accessing training and employment opportunities, limiting their ability to showcase […]
British companies fear a “significant fall” in their trading prospects over the next few months, raising concerns about further job losses and derailing Labour’s ambitions to reboot economic growth. A survey by the CBI found that a net 22 per cent of private sector firms expect their output to drop between now and April, matching […]
London-based solar tech startup GRYD Energy has secured £1 million in pre-seed funding to scale its subscription-based solar and battery systems across the UK. Investors in the round include Black Seed VC, an early-stage fund dedicated to Black founders, and SFC Capital, a leading early-stage investor in disruptive British businesses. GRYD’s groundbreaking “solar-as-a-service” approach removes […]