(SEPO) Policy Brief - Strengthening Banking Regulation: Amending the BSP Charter

As the central monetary authority of the country, the BSP is mandated to provide policy directions in areas concerning money, banking and credit.

With the increasing liberalization of the financial market, conglomeration of financial institutions, and advancements in technology, the BSP, as with most central banks in the world, faces increased level of risks.   Download

STSRO TAX Bits: Adopting to the Demands of International Competition

“The adoption of competition systems implies the consolidation of market principles, involving the transition from state ownership, vertically integrated monopolies and strong state intervention to a situation in which the interaction of economic agents can take place more freely”.    Download

The Linkages Report is a digest of the press releases regarding or related to legislation that is aimed to inform the public on various concerns and accomplishments of the Senate. In this issue, we are presenting the accomplishments of the Senate in terms of committee reports filed and bicameral committee meetings conducted during the Fourteenth Congress (July 23, 2007 – June 4, 2010) Download

Enclosed in the walls of the Senate museum is a repository of our country's rich legislative tradition, the Philippine Senate's long and illustrious heritage that serves as the bastion of our nation's freedom.

The museum houses materials that show the mandates of the Senate under the Jones Law, and a host of congressional records, bills, resolutions and republic acts.