TO FURTHER strengthen economic ties, the Philippines and Canada will launch this year their joint economic committee, a platform meant to bolster trade and investment cooperation.I…
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HG Semiconductor Announces Establishment of Global Strategic Advisory Committee
HONG KONG, Jan 10, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – HG Semiconductor Limited (“HG Semiconductor”, together with its subsidiaries, “the Group”, Stock Code: 6908.HK) is pleased to announce its establishment of its Global Strategic Advisory Committee with an aim to strengthen the Group’s business operations. The Advisory Committee initially consists of three members – […]
Gwen suspends quarry operations in Talisay
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, ordered the suspension of quarrying operations in Talisay City. Garcia made the decision after Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. requested her to do so following the fatal accident in Barangay Lawaan 3 where a 10-wheeler truck carrying crushed “anapog” (limestone) mowed down 12 […]
Election spending ban poses fiscal risk
A state spending ban before the 2022 Philippine elections is expected to disrupt government infrastructure projects and delay reforms, according to an inter-agency body that sets macroeconomic goals. A new government next year could also affect development priorities, which could affect reforms in the budgeting system, the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) said in a […]
Election season seen as fiscal risk: DBCC
A state spending ban before the 2022 Philippine elections is expected to disrupt government infrastructure projects and delay reforms, according to an inter-agency body that sets macroeconomic goals. A new government next year could also affect development priorities, which could affect reforms in the budgeting system, the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) said in a […]
Chinese businessman Yang asks PHL High Court to nullify Senate orders
FORMER presidential economic adviser Michael Yang Hong Ming on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to void the arrest orders and subpoenas issued against him by the Philippine Senate. In his 46-page petition filed through lawyer Raymond Parsifal A. Fortun, Mr. Yang also asked the High Court to declare as null and void the lookout bulletin […]
Industry groups, foreign chambers push for bill on transportation safety board
INDUSTRY GROUPS called on lawmakers to fast-track the approval of a bill that would create the Philippine Transportation Safety Board (PTSB), which would be responsible for the impartial investigation of transport-related accidents and incidents. “The PTSB bill has languished in Congress for over two decades. Only during the current 18th Congress has this bill reached the most advanced stage in both […]
Bill preserving worker benefits during mergers hurdles panel
A HOUSE COMMITTEE approved Wednesday a bill preserving worker benefits and seniority in the event their employers merge. In a hearing, the House Committee on Labor and Employment approved an unnumbered substitute bill and committee report to House Bill 2633 filed by Trade Union Congress of the Philippines Rep. Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza. The […]
Detained Pharmally exec files petition vs Senate committee
PHARMALLY PHARMACEUTICAL Corp. executive Linconn U. Ong has filed a petition before the Supreme Court against the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee for his alleged unconstitutional detention and arrest due to contempt during the probe on pandemic funds. In his 50-page petition filed on Thursday, Mr. Ong sought a temporary restraining order against the committee and […]
Pharmally exec recants confirmation on swindling gov’t in face shield supply
AN EXECUTIVE of a pandemic supply company under congressional probe has taken back a statement made before the Senate that the firm delivered expired face shields to the government. Krizle Grace Mago, regulatory affairs head of Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corp., said in a House of Representatives committee hearing Monday that she was not in the “best frame of mind” when she gave the recanted response to […]
MHI Group Takes Steps to Strengthen its Sustainability Management Structure
TOKYO, Oct 1, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is taking a number of significant steps to strengthen its sustainability management structure in order to respond to calls by the international community and diverse stakeholders for greater environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability from the corporate sector. The new […]
Editorial: What’s the endgame?
A congressional investigation is a tool to aid members in legislation. The Senate blue ribbon committee has not given a clue so far as to what measures could come out of its examination of the Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation. Despite there being no clear outcome at this point, I do not agree with claims that what […]
DoE sets up anti-corruption panel
THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) has created a coordinating committee to oversee policy on curbing corruption in the energy sector. In an order dated Sept. 7 and posted last week, Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi, established the Energy Anti-Corruption Coordinating Committee (Energy-ACCC), which will suggest revisions to current anti-graft measures, and promote training, education and […]
House panel gives swift nod to the P8.2B Office of the President budget
THE HOUSE appropriations committee approved the P8.182-billion budget of the Office of the President (OP) for 2022 of without any deliberation. The 2022 budget, which is P4.05 million smaller than the office’s spending plan for this year, was approved following a motion by Pangasinan Rep. Tyrone D. Agabas to immediately terminate the proceedings. In the […]
Resumption of Services of the Toyota e-Palette Vehicle and Additional Safety Measures at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Athletes’ Village
Toyota City, Japan, Aug 31, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Having taken steps to ensure greater safety and security, Toyota today announces that The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has decided to resume operations of the e-Palette mobility vehicle within the Athletes’ Village. Operations of mobility services were suspended […]
Agriculture dep’t forms anti-red tape committee
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) has formed a committee to deal with streamlining its processes in compliance with a government mandate across all agencies to reduce red tape. Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar signed Special Order No. 576 on Aug. 11 creating the committee, adding that it will ensure the DA’s compliance with Republic Act […]
Garcia holds most number of committee chairmanship
CEBU City Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia keeps the committee on budget and finance as well as three other committees he has held for the past two years as the Cebu City Council retains the status quo of committee chairmanships before a new council will convene after the May 2022 general elections. Garcia’s chairmanship of four […]
DoE weighing green energy auction delay beyond June
By Angelica Y. Yang, Reporter THE Department of Energy (DoE) is considering delaying the first round of the green energy auction (GEA), with the auction committee continuing to compile data, an official said last week, noting that any new findings may have an impact on the design of the offer. The department had announced earlier […]
Trade panel to streamline Customs processes to aid small businesses
The newly established committee for trade facilitation is expected to help micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to be more active in international trade and widen their access to international goods and services, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said. During its first meeting Wednesday, Mr. Dominguez said the Philippine Trade Facilitation Committee (PTFC), which […]
House tax panel girds for ‘painful’ showdown on military pensions
THE HOUSE Committee on Ways and Means said its priorities on resuming session Monday include grappling with out-of-control pension liabilities for military and uniformed personnel (MUP). In a statement Saturday, Committee Chairman Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda said: “MUP pension reform will be painful but crucial. It’s some pain now or very big pain in […]