Webb16 feb. 2024 · Recent Developments. This is an update to our earlier client alert on Senate Bill 1754 which seeks to amend the Public Service Act, with a view to limiting the foreign equity restrictions imposed by the Philippine Constitution on “public utilities.” Please read our earlier client alert on Senate Bill 1754 for a more comprehensive discussion on the … Webb26 mars 2024 · Public Service Act Proposed amendments to the Public Service Act (“ PSA “) will exclude telecommunications from the definition of public utilities, effectively removing telecommunications from the current 40% limit on foreign equity in public utilities imposed by the Philippine Constitution.
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WebbAN ACT TO REORGANIZE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PRESCRIBE ITS POWERS AND DUTIES, DEFINE AND REGULATE PUBLIC SERVICES, PROVIDE AND FIX THE RATES AND QUOTA OF EXPENSES TO BE PAID BY THE SAME, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the National Assembly of the Philippines Chapter I. - Organization Section 1 … Webb28 mars 2024 · On March 21, 2024, President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11659 into law. The law amends the decades-old Commonwealth Act No. 146, otherwise known as the Public Service Act (PSA), which was passed in 1936. The PSA defines “public service” to include every person that owns, operates, manages or controls in the … impact of panama canal expansion
Foreign businessmen hail Senate approval of Public Services Act
Webb22 mars 2024 · March 22, 2024, 3:47 pm. MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) lauds the enactment of Republic Act No. 11659 or the … Webb5 apr. 2024 · The amendment to the PSA (“PSA Amendment”) is a major development in Philippine foreign investment regulations as it relaxes foreign ownership restrictions and … Webb9 maj 2024 · Case in point is the proposed Public Service Act amendment to address the Constitutional limitation on foreign ownership of public utilities. The Charter provides that no franchise for the operation of a public utility shall be granted except to citizens of the Philippines or to corporations which are at least 60 percent Filipino-owned. impact of pandemic on adolescents