Tag: laws
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Lawmakers urged to consider policy costing before approving new laws
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LAWMAKERS must consider the cost of proposed laws to ease pressure on the government’s finances, according to a think tank attached to the House of Representatives. “The Philippines presently has no office designated to do policy costing,” the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department (CPBRD) said in a discussion paper.…
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Capstone calls out gov’t: pass laws to mainstream, end cybersecurity issues
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Following the recent hacking attempt on the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) systems, Atty. Nick Conti, Chief Executive Officer of Capstone-Intel Corporation, argued that it is high time that the national government, especially its attached agencies, address and mainstream these cybersecurity issues that are currently being faced by these government agencies.…