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  • Comelec Implements Election Period Guidelines with Gun Ban and Checkpoints

    Comelec Implements Election Period Guidelines with Gun Ban and Checkpoints

    The 150-day election period for the May 12 polls officially started on Sunday, with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) assuming full control over all election-related matters. Among the implemented measures is a gun ban, requiring individuals to obtain written Comelec authorization to carry or transport firearms or other deadly weapons.…

  • MMDA Clarifies No Ban on Mall-Wide Sales Amid Christmas Traffic Measures

    MMDA Clarifies No Ban on Mall-Wide Sales Amid Christmas Traffic Measures

    MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) clarified on Tuesday that it has not implemented a ban on mall-wide sales to reduce traffic congestion during the Christmas season. During a Senate committee on public services hearing, traffic enforcement group director Victor Nuñez explained that MMDA Chairman Romando Artes…

  • POGO ban may support PHL exit from ‘gray list’ 

    THE RECENT BAN on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) would help expedite the country’s exit from a global financial watchdog’s “gray list” of jurisdictions under increased monitoring for money laundering risks, the central bank governor said.

  • Property stocks slide amid POGO ban

    PROPERTY STOCKS slumped on Tuesday amid concern the ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) will leave many office and residential buildings empty.

  • Marcos orders total ban on POGOs

    PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Monday announced a total ban on all offshore gaming operations in the Philippines, saying these have been linked to illegal activities including money laundering and financial scams.

  • Judge temporarily blocks Ohio gender-affirming care ban

     An Ohio judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Republican-backed state law banning gender-affirming care, such as puberty blockers and hormones, for transgender minors from taking effect later this month. Judge Michael Holbrook of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas said that the two transgender children and their families who…