The Supreme Court has upheld the policy of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) requiring teachers of tertiary schools to acquire postgraduate degrees to become tenured or regular employees.
Malacañang hopes to appease critics of Executive Order No. 79 on mining reforms with its decision Monday to revise the contentious Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the EO.
The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines said there is a glimmer of hope in President Benigno Aquino’s Executive Order (EO) on Mining, saying it sees growth in the mining industry despite the challenges facing it.
Aside from extracting more revenues from the mining industry, the government plans to wield control over a wider range of lucrative mineral resources, including oil and gas under a new mining policy being fine-tuned by Malacañang.
President Benigno Aquino on Monday stood by the new mining executive order (EO) awaiting his signature and welcomed a challenge in the Supreme Court on whether national laws could set aside local ordinances.
At least 40 governors plan to challenge the Aquino administration’s new mining policy in the Supreme Court the moment it is signed, according to Albay Governor Joey Salceda.
Malacañang is taking a long time to come up with the framework for the country’s mining policy because it wants as many of the industry’s stakeholders as possible to get on board, according to Ricky Carandang, the head of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office.
A government bid to take a greater share of mining revenues amid the global commodities boom has set off a storm of debate, with the industry mounting an intense campaign to knock it down.
THE “no segregation, no collection” policy of the Cebu City government has improved the garbage disposal in barangay Kamputhaw. Kamputhaw barangay captain Lorenzo Basamot said the first few weeks of the implementation of the program were very difficult as residents showed their objection. In fact, Basamot said 10 percent of the residents still violated the [...]
Eight lawmakers have sought an investigation into what they considered as questionable and disadvantageous policies and practices of airline companies with respect to flight cancellations and delays, among others.
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama who said he’s already taken a stand against more flyovers in the city challenged the City Council to do the same. Rama made this statement when asked about the scheduled Aug. 26 public hearing on the construction of two new flyovers endorsed by Rep. Rachel “Cutie” del Mar of Cebu [...]
OFFICIALS aligned with Mayor-elect Joel Quiño questioned the declaration of a red alert status on Compostela following reports that another takeover attempt of the municipal hall will occur sometime soon. In a visit to Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale’s office, Councilor-elect Tessa Cang said she was shocked about caretaker mayor Pedro Noval Jr.’s declaration particularly his [...]
