THE MANDATORY registration of mobile SIM cards proposed by legislators is not enough to eradicate text fraud and phishing attacks, an information technology expert said Tuesday. Edmund Ray O. Milanes, head of Nexus Technologies, Inc.’s Managed Services Group, said that the provisions of Senate Bill 2395 or the proposed SIM Card Registration Act “will reduce scams to […]
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Senators urge poll body to extend voter registration
SENATORS on Monday adopted a concurrent resolution urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voter registration for another month until Oct. 31. “I don’t think one month would undermine their preparations or would risk the deadline that they have set,” said Senator Francis “Kiko” N. Pangilinan told a plenary hearing. Many Filipino voters have […]
Voter Registration
PEOPLE line up inside the Quezon City Science High School on Sept. 20 as they await their turn to register at a Commission on Elections (Comelec) office nearby. Comelec has said that there will be no extension to the Sept. 30 deadline for registration nationwide. The filing of certificates of candidacy starts Oct. 1.
Comelec Cebu City registers 8K new voters in 11 days
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu City registered some 8,000 new voters from September 6 to 17, 2021, following the resumption of voter registration in the city. Comelec Cebu City North District Election Assistant II Omar Sharif Mamalinta said 3,601 new voters registered in the north district and another 4,466 new voters registered in […]
Bill seeks to make SIM card registration mandatory
A SENATE BILL is seeking to make phone users register their identification details when applying for SIM cards, according to Senator Mary Grace Natividad S. Poe-Llamanzares. On Monday, she sponsored a measure, Senate Bill (SB) No. 2395 or the proposed SIM Card Registration Act, which is intended to deter fraud. If passed, the legislation will […]
Over 1K Mandaue PDL register to vote, get national ID
PERSONS deprived of liberty (PDL) in Mandaue City will get the chance to vote and participate in other aspects of national life after personnel from two government entities gave them access to services last week. The six-day onsite registration for the national ID concluded on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, with the registration of 1,506 persons […]
PBB soon to open vaxx registration for 12-17 y.o., booster shots program for medical frontliners
THE Project Balik Buhay, under its PBB Junior program, will soon open the registration for the vaccination of kids 12-17 years old who are dependents of members of PBB-registered companies and organizations. The registration for PBB Plus will also start as soon as the final guidelines are released. The PBB Plus is a program for […]
Mandaue election office extends registration hours
AFTER they stop their operations for more than a month due to strict quarantine restrictions, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Mandaue City will extend its regular operating hours for two hours starting Wednesday, September 8, 2021, to continue its voters registration activities. Mandaue City’s election office stopped its registration from Aug. 1, 2021, to […]
Editorial: Disenfranchisement by pandemic
Voter registration for the 2022 elections will only be until Sept. 30. In a press statement on Aug. 18, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it has ruled against extending the registration of new and disenfranchised voters until October. Setting back the deadline of voter registration to at least October 2021 was urged by several […]
Youth groups press for extended voters registration period
SEVERAL YOUTH groups are submitting on Tuesday a petition for an extension of the voter registration period despite an Aug. 18 decision by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) rejecting such calls, citing timeline constraints and health protocols. More than 60 youth and student organizations signed the petition, led by Akbayan Youth, First Time Voters’ Network, and the Center for Youth […]
No to extension of voter registration, says poll exec
THE Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Cebu provincial office doesn’t favor the proposal to extend the duration of the voter’s registration process. Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, Cebu Provincial Election Supervisor, said he would rather extend the registration time in order to accommodate more potential voters. On Thursday, August 12, seven senators filed a resolution urging Comelec […]
Nat’l ID registration center opens in LIMA Exchange
ABOITIZ-LED LIMA Land, Inc. partnered with the Philippine Statistics Authority to open a national ID registration center at the LIMA Exchange in Malvar, Batangas. The registration site is located in the LIMA Exchange covered court, beside Robinsons Supermarket. It is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Walk-in applicants are allowed on a limited basis, with […]
Robinsons Malls host voter registration booths
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) will open satellite voter registration booths in Robinsons Malls around the country through August. Robinsons Malls, through its public service program — Lingkod Pinoy Center, teamed up with the Comelec for the voter registration campaign. “Since Robinsons Malls are strategically located in key cities across the country, processing for voter […]
Comelec offers special voter registration for men
THE three-day special registration the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Mandaue City set up exclusively for men to commemorate Father’s Day will end on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Sarah Christine Reuyan, Comelec elections assistant, said they came up with this scheme to entice the city’s eligible male population to register so they can vote in […]
Two Products of Zhaoke Ophthalmology (6622.HK) Passed The On-Site Inspection for Drug Registration of The National Medical Products Administration and The GMP Compliance Inspection of The Guangdong Medical Products Administration
HONG KONG, May 24, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Zhaoke Ophthalmology Limited (“Zhaoke Ophthalmology” or the “Company”; stock code: 6622), an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development and commercialization of therapies that address significant unmet medical needs, announced that on 13 May 2021, two pharmaceutical products of the Company, namely Bimatoprost […]
Pharma industry cites red tape for over 1,500 of pending registration
THE PHARMACEUTICAL sector called on the government to address the red tape in processing medicine registrations, citing more than 1,500 pending applications at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with some filed over seven years ago. In a House of Representatives panel hearing on Thursday, Philippine Chamber for Pharmaceutical Industries (PCPI) Technical Director Frances Evelyn […]
SEC sets up digital company registration system eSPARC
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is setting up a new company registration platform called the Electronic Simplified Processing of Application for Registration of Company or eSPARC, which is expected to go live by April 19. “Our goal is to provide users with a complete, end-to-end company registration system linked to a unified and centralized […]
DepEd defers early registration for S.Y. 2021-2022 amid pandemic
IN CONSIDERATION of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) has postponed the early registration for school year 2021-2022. Salustiano Jimenez, DepEd 7 director, in a press conference on Thursday, March 25, 2021, said the DepEd central office issued DepEd Memorandum No. 8 series of 2021 that deferred the conduct of early registration […]
Gov’t eyes online registration for national ID
The government is looking to allow online registration for the national ID within the second quarter, amid tighter restriction measures as the number of coronavirus infections continue to surge. The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) in an online ceremony said they are looking to allow online registration for demographic information. Currently, this process is done […]
PEZA probes 2 cigarette makers without BIR registration
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is investigating two locators found to have been manufacturing cigarettes without registration with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). The BIR last week said it would withdraw the tax-stamp exemption of cigarettes manufactured for export, after a legislator said these products could enter the market as tax-free smuggled goods. […]