MANILA (Updated) — President Benigno Aquino III on Saturday morning administered the oath to new Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal-Sereno at the Rizal Hall of Malacanang. Sereno was accompanied by her husband, Mario Jose Sereno, and their two children Maria Sofia and Jose Lorenzo. Read more

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III signed on August 15 the Data Privacy Act (Republic Act 10173) that mandates public and private businesses to protect the confidentiality and integrity of personal information collected in the course of their operations. The development will not only boost the confidence of potential investors in the country’s booming Information Technology and [...]

MALACANANG said Thursday that the move to secure personal and official documents in the office of late Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo is part of the normal procedure. Following the sudden death of Robredo, his widow Lenie has requested Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to keep several documents in the office of the late DILG [...]

MANILA – Malacañang welcomed on Wednesday the proposal for the Commission on Appointments (CA) to confirm the late Secretary Jesse Robredo as head of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) posthumously. But Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, the chairman of the 24-man CA, said they have yet to study if a posthumous confirmation [...]