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ILOILO CITY SETS UP 4 ONE-STOP SHOPS FOR PAYMENTS

The four off-site payment centers of the Iloilo City Government located in malls have been converted into a one-stop shop. The off-site payment centers are in SM City Iloilo, Festive Walk Mall at Megaworld, The Atrium, and Marymart Center. Other than issuance of renewal and new business permits and other government fees, these off-site payment […]

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ATAYDE: NO STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS DURING DISASTERS

Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde has filed a bill that seeks to impose a moratorium on the payment of student loans in times of calamities and emergencies. House Bill 7279 imposes a moratorium of the enforcement of payment of all fees, charges, and costs relating to student loans administered by higher education institutions […]

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BONG GO WANTS MORATORIUM ON STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS

Senator Bong Go stressed the importance of improving access to education for more Filipinos, especially the financially incapacitated ones who were hardest hit by the pandemic, as he co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 1864, otherwise known as the “Student Loan Payment Moratorium During Disasters and Emergencies Act of 2022”. “The COVID-19 pandemic has put the Filipino […]

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NEA EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR EC LOAN AMORTIZATION PAYMENT

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has extended the payment deadline for amortization of loans extended to electric cooperatives (ECs) that are due for the second quarter of 2020.  NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued Memorandum No. 2020-033, extending the deadline for ECs to settle their loan amortization from June 30 to July 30, 2020. The relief […]

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83 POWER COOPS COMMIT TO EXTEND DEADLINES FOR PAYMENT OF ELECTRIC BILLS — NEA

Some 83 electric cooperatives have already announced a 30-day extension for electricity consumers to settle their power bills amid the ongoing public health crisis in the country, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said.  This is based on the monitoring of the agency as of Wednesday (March 25), one week after the Department of Energy (DOE) […]

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POSTPONE COLLECTION OF PAYMENTS AMID QUARANTINE — DTI TO UTILITY FIRMS

Secretary Ramon Lopez of the Department of Trade and Industry is urging utility companies to postpone payments during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “We are trying to work also on deferring some of the costs like payment of utility bills,” Lopez said. The trade chief added that […]