Charles Hoskinson, Founder of Cardano and Co-Founder of Ethereum, Educates Government Legislators, Regulators, & Administrators Washington, D.C., Sept 21, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – The recent debate over the Infrastructure Bill has made two things clear: The government will be regulating blockchain activities, but they don’t understand it well enough to do an effective job. For that reason, the […]
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia does not agree with the “Bakuna Bubble” approach of the Cebu City Government incentivizing the Covid-19 vaccination program that limits only to vaccinated individuals access to some air-conditioned establishments in Cebu City. In a press conference held in Boljoon during the Caravan of Provincial Government Services on Sept 16, Garcia said […]
FOUR BUSINESS groups denounced a proposal of the Ombudsman to criminalize commentaries on the net worth of government officials, highlighting the importance of promoting integrity in government and the value of good governance in attracting investments. “We… oppose the proposal because the SALN (statement of assets, liabilities and net worth) is part of a system […]
THE perks that the Cebu City government is giving only to vaccinated individuals must remain. This according to Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama in response to the call of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing for the City to take back its policy on allowing only vaccinated individuals to […]
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) said it plans to make labels detailing pesticide use in fruit and vegetables a permanent feature in their marketing, in order to develop awareness of safer growing practices. At a mass labeling exercise for pesticide residue-safe fruit and vegetables at the Nueva Vizcaya Agricultural Terminal on Sept. 4, Agriculture Secretary […]
INVOKING the Local Government Code of 1991, which grants local autonomy to local government units, Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia signed an executive order on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021 declaring Cebu Province under general community quarantine (GCQ) starting Wednesday, Sept. 8. Garcia issued the EO just a few days after the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force […]
YIELDS ON government securities (GS) ended flat on Friday from their week-ago levels as investors wait for fresh leads. GS yields inched up by an average of 0.24 basis point (bp) week on week, based on the PHP Bloomberg Valuation (BVAL) Service Reference Rates of Sept. 3 published on the Philippine Dealing System’s website. Yield […]
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) said it will seek financing sources and develop programs that will attract investment for the shift away from carbon-intensive energy. “The DoF is fully intent on mobilizing financing for climate change mitigation. We are establishing a sustainable financing ecosystem to synergize investments from both the public and private sectors, and […]
AN ALLIANCE of Carbon market vendors, stakeholders, and residents turned to the Regional Trial Court (RTC) to stop the ongoing redevelopment project in Carbon Public Market. The group has filed a petition to nullify the joint venture agreement (JVA) entered into by the Cebu City Government and Megawide Construction Corp. The group also sought a […]
THE Archdiocese of Cebu has approved the planned construction by the Cebu City Government of more than 1,000 niches in four cemeteries in Cebu City for the remains of people who succumbed to Covid-19. This was announced by City Councilor David Tumulak on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, after nearly two weeks of waiting for church […]
That the Department of Health has recognized that wide-scale lockdowns are no longer effective in containing Covid-19 infections, it has practically passed on the decisions of scaled lockdowns to the local government executives. DOH spokesperson Rosario Vergeire, in her media briefing on Aug. 23, 2021, said thus, “Pag tinitingnan natin, when we are trying to […]
WHEN we thought that they had beaten the Covid-19 virus, New Zealanders woke one morning to learn that the more contagious delta variant had come to threaten the normalcy in life for some time now. One reported community case of a 58-year-old man who became symptomatic on Aug. 14 was enough to trigger the New […]
GOVERNMENT AUDITORS said the Department of Agriculture (DA) left about P9.8 billion unused in 2020 due to bid failures, incomplete procurement documentation, and the difficulties encountered in moving projects forward due to the pandemic. The Commission on Audit (CoA) said the Department of Agriculture (DA) disbursed P49.25 billion or 83.4% of its P59.06-billion budget, with […]
THE Cebu City Government has turned over to the Department of Health (DOH) Central Visayas P12 million cash intended for the hiring of nurses to be deployed in the private hospitals in Cebu City. The City handed the amount to the DOH Central Visayas through DOH 7 Assistant Regional Director Guy Perez on Monday, Aug. […]
A LABOR group has urged the government to protect state workers from the coronavirus after the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said 1,600 employees have died of infection. The commission and Department of Health should monitor the compliance of agencies with health protocols, the Confederation For Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees said in a […]
IN an earlier column, I said I was betting on Manny. Of the presidential wannabes, he is one that did not come by his wealth through inheritance or corruption. Today I’m taking my word back. Manny, soon after, started acting like any traditional politician. In promising a heaven of sorts to poor Filipinos, he demonstrated […]
A BILL filed in the House of Representatives hopes to provide a tax exemption for the procurement of emergency medical supplies, including oxygen. Albay Rep. Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the bill’s author, was responding to President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s address on Monday in which he […]
THE Cebu City Government targets to pay the remaining balance of its loan for the South Road Properties (SRP) by the end of August. This, after the City Council approved the first supplemental budget amounting to P4.5 billion on July 28, 2021. Included in the supplemental budget is the P1.2 billion intended for the payment […]
The Tokyo 2020 games end today, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, with the country celebrating the stunning performance of Filipino athletes. Four medals. A first in Olympic history for the Philippines. Team Philippines has medalists Hidilyn Diaz for gold (weightlifting), Nesthy Petecio for silver (boxing), Carlo Paalam also for silver (boxing) and Eumir Marcial for bronze […]
Capital market participants are allowed to continue operations by implementing a skeleton workforce in their respective offices during the strict lockdown in Metro manila and nearby provinces. “The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) assured the investing public and corporate sector that the domestic capital market will remain open during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ),” the […]