Executive Brief

Civil Servants in a Political Office

2011-08-24T17:27:00.000-07:00

Immediately after the national elections last May 2010, twelve seats for the senatorial positions were filled-in by newly elected officials both re-electionists given fresh mandates and first timers in the upper chamber of Congress to serve for six years. Applications for legislative staffers likewise poured in to vie for 50 or more plantilla positions in each office of the Senators before the

PLDT-Digitel share-swap agreement: Needs Congressional Approval or Not?

2011-07-08T03:16:00.000-07:00

The controversial PLDT-Digitel issue pertains to the recent share-swap deal between the two telecom giants that transpired without having to pass through Congressional approval. This is not at all a new issue. This has been happening time and again due to infirmities or lack of clear statements in the existing law.The Committee on Public Services in the 11th Congress, passed three measures

Carrying out a National Policy on Road Safety for Children

2010-03-05T22:44:00.000-08:00

In a multi-sectoral study conducted on children’s welfare in the Philippines, it has been revealed that child death rates caused by accidental injuries have tripled in the last 30 years, and was recorded to be the third leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 14. From this data, road accidents were recorded to be the second leading cause of death among children at 5.85 per 100,000

Honoring Differently Abled National Athletes

2009-10-21T19:05:00.000-07:00

The Athletes' Incentives Law has the primal intention of providing incentives to the national pool of athletes winning medals in international sporting events from the Southeast Asia, Asian to World Olympics level.The main thrust of the law is to recognize not only the degree of achievements of our athletes but more so the hard work and dedications they have exerted for the country’s

Tax on Text and the Scheme Disallowing Pass-on Tax Levy to Consumers

2009-10-03T00:08:00.000-07:00

What could have been one of the most unpopular legislations crafted by the House of Representatives, the proposed measure to impose tax on text messaging almost passed the chamber few months before the official filing of candidacy for the 2010 national elections. If not for the strong oppositions from the vote-rich consumer groups, the imposition of a five centavo excise tax on text will be on

Mandating Nuntrional Food in School Canteens

2009-09-29T06:30:00.000-07:00

Often times it has become a regular practice for school children to take their daily meals in school canteens. It is a common knowledge that for young food consumers, what appear most saleable are the common junks like hotdogs, burgers, pizza, tacos, fries, soda drinks and the like which are easy find in canteen counters.It is alarming to note that these type of foods consumed daily by the

Creating a Specialized Government Security Body to Guard the Transport Sector

2009-09-10T08:08:00.000-07:00

The passage of the “Human Security Act” or the law penalizing the act of terrorism is the country’s response to society’s call to radically suppress and deter the emerging global threat to terrorist attacks. Over the years it has become apparent that the commonalities among heinous crimes were perpetrated oftenly on crowded places like the transport system. That is why the international community

Modernization in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Where are We Now?

2009-08-24T08:08:00.000-07:00

In February 23, 1995, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Act or Republic Act 7898, was passed into law. The statute is intended to professionalize Philippine military organization through a 15-year modernization program in the AFP. It is through RA 7898 that both Houses of Congress in 1996 passed the AFP Modernization Program with the promulgation of Joint Resolution 28 which

The Urgent Need for a Disaster Risk Management for the Country

2009-08-10T08:00:00.000-07:00

Over the years the Philippines experienced alarming global and domestic situational events and disasters like the Pinatubo volcanic eruption, Y2K bug, SARS, War in Iraq, the 911 terrorism attack, Metro bombings, and the Global financial crisis to name a few.While we are still in the verge of containing the possible outbreak scenario of the deadly disease known as the “swine virus”; which entered

The Need to Regulate Oil Price Behavior in a Deregulated Industry

2009-08-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

During the earlier part of last month, Unioil announced a big time roll back in its fuel products by as much as P4.75 a liter for gasoline, diesel by P3.50 a liter and kerosene by P1.50 a liter; which happens to be one of the biggest amount of price cut so far in 2009. Because of this development, the Department of Energy (DOE) called the local oil players to a meeting to specifically find out

Requiring IDs to Purchase Prepaid Sim Card - - means to Deter Criminalities

2009-07-14T18:14:00.000-07:00

Pre-paid phone cards can be acquired practically anywhere by anybody without any required identification and credit background restrictions, making it very convenient to avail of cellular service in an instant. It has been reported that the recent bombing incident early this month outside a Church in the Province of Cotabato, that killed five people and injuring other bystanders, was remotely

Protecting and Advancing the Interest of Cellular Phone Subscribers

2009-07-07T08:08:00.000-07:00

Republic Act 7925 or the Public Telecommunications Policy Act of the Philippines provides for the promotion of consumer welfare by facilitating access to telecommunication services whose networks and infrastructure should be geared toward the needs of individual and business users. With considerable growth in the Philippine wireless market with its subscriber base projected to reach over 70

Eradicating Business Software Piracy

2009-07-07T07:41:00.000-07:00

The Philippines needless to say has enough laws to protect intellectual property owners. The new Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines signed into law in 1999 expressly covered entirely everything to prevent the proliferation of infringement of copyright, trademark and patent. Since then, vigorous actions by the joint operatives of the government had been executed to go after violators.

Batikos sa pamamaraan upang baguhin ang ating Saligang Batas? Usapang CON-ASS at CON-CON

2009-07-07T07:18:00.000-07:00

Ang isa sa matunog na isyu na umiiral sa kasalukuyan ay ang panukalang baguhin ang ating saligang batas upang mapalitan ang porma ng pamahalaan magmula Pangpanguluhan patungong Parlyamentarya kasama na dito ang layuning maduktungan ang termino ng ilang halal na opisyal.Noong 2006 pinuna at tinuligsa ng ilang mambabatas sa mataas na kapulungan ng Kongreso ang maling pamamaraan ng pag-gamit ng “

Government Deregulation to Boost Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Industry

2009-07-06T07:12:00.000-07:00

The technological pattern in today’s modern age is practically routed towards telecommunication as every aspiring economic powerhouse of Asia are all banking on this industry. However, the growth of the telecom industry would still rely heavily on the proper handling by the nation’s policy makers.The advent of information highway and wireless communication eventually set forth further

Use of Mobile Phones during Flights Should be Allowed

2009-07-06T03:23:00.000-07:00

Cellular phone technology made the life of every subscribing individuals more convenient by making communication through telephony easily accessible. In theory, any device that emits electronic waves such as laptops, electronic games, cellular phones and hearing aids have the potentiality to cause interference to airplanes' navigational system. Majority of the airlines in the world including the

Reaction to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA)

2009-07-05T17:27:00.000-07:00

After 7 years of congressional debate and court cases, the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) was passed into law on June 26, 2001. EPIRA has three main objectives: 1) to develop indigenous resources; 2) to cut the high cost of power in the Philippines; and 3) to encourage foreign investment. Passage of the Act sets into motion the deregulation of the power industry and eventual

Pointers to Sustain an Efficient Philippine Sports Program

2009-07-05T06:34:00.000-07:00

The need for on-going funding and supportA current focus of many grants and funding opportunities is to support sustainable programs. This is a logical direction for funding bodies to take. However, in reality sustainability is often extremely difficult to achieve. The key to the development of programs and the linking of young citizens in the grass-roots into structured sport relies on

Parliament Form of Government: Its Outlook in Phil. Settings (Pilipino)

2009-07-04T17:15:00.000-07:00

Sa kasalukuyan ginagawang pagbalankas sa Saligang Batas, isa sa natatanging repormang gagawin ay ang pagbabago sa porma ng pamahalaan mula Presidential patungong Parliament.Ang ilan sa katangi-tanging itsura ng isang Parliament na pamahalaan kung ihaahmbing ito sa Presidential form ay ang mga sumusunod: Sa pormang Presidential na pamahalaan ang inihahalal ng mga taong maging pangulo at

State of Philippine Sports

2009-07-04T17:07:00.000-07:00

As member of the International Olympic Committee and other international sporting bodies, the Philippines is committed to send delegation and join the World Olympics and Asian Games held every four years including the Southeast Asian Games which is a biennial regional meet. During the 2008 World Olympics in Beijing, China; the Philippines sent a total of fifteen (15) athletes to compete in eight

Telecommuting to Work

2009-07-04T03:34:00.000-07:00

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Creation of the Civil Aviations Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)

2009-07-02T16:35:00.000-07:00

In March 2008, Congress passed RA 9497 or the Law abolishing the Air Transportation Office (ATO) and creating the Civil Aviations Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) as part of the critical compliance of the country to the international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) after the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Philippine National Athletes Olympic Performance

2009-07-02T07:32:00.000-07:00

Since the first time the Philippines competed in the Olympics at the 1924 Paris Olympiad, our country has so far won only a total of 9 medals consisting of seven (7) bronzes and two (2) silvers. During our first Olympic stint 72 years ago, we sent a single athletic delegation in the person of David Nepomuceno who competed in the 100m sprint but lost in the first heat. The following Olympics in

“BACKGROUND, STADO AT KALAGAYAN: KUPUNANG PILIPINONG ATLETA SA INTERNATIONAL NA PALIGSAHAN SA PALAKASAN”

2009-07-02T07:23:00.000-07:00

SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES (SEAG) : Sa nakalipas na 23 taong paglahok sa Southeast Asian Games, ang bansang Pilipinas ay pumapangatlo lamang sa sampung nasyon na lumalahok dito, sumusunod sa napakalakas na kuponang Indonesia at Thailand. Ang pinakamatagumpay na pagsali ng Pilipinas sa SEA Games ay noong mga taong 1983 at 1991 kung saan nalagay ang ating bansa sa pangalawang (2nd) puwesto.

Sports in Nation Building

2009-07-01T03:37:00.000-07:00

“A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport”. These are the words of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the International Olympic Committee and the father of modern Olympics. He has lived a century ago to tell exactly what our nation presently needed and should work-on to excel in sports.The Philippines as a nation has always