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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) plans to open at least 300,000 additional passport appointment slots nationwide before 2022 ends. “We have opened more than 803,000 passport appointment slots and we plan to open at least…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is not on China’s tourism blacklist, the Chinese Embassy in Manila clarified on Tuesday night. The embassy made the clarification after Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said that the Philippines was on…
MANILA, Philippines — Business permits of companies should not be renewed if they fail to give their workers their 13th-month pay. This was the suggestion of Senator Raffy Tulfo during Tuesday’s Senate committee hearing on labor, employment,…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Robin Padilla is pushing to have all proceedings and verdicts made in the Filipino language. Padilla expressed frustration at the Senate finance committee hearing on the budget for the judiciary, saying that many…
MANILA, Philippines — The visa-free entry privilege of Filipinos visiting Taiwan remains in effect, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) clarified on Friday, September 9. Meco chairperson Silvestre Bello III debunked the reports after speaking with Taiwan’s…
MANILA, Philippines — Medical marijuana can contribute to the country’s economy and government projects as it can generate taxes, Senator Robin Padilla said on Monday. Padilla noted that the country would need a P5.268-trillion budget next year.…
MANILA, Philippines — A bill requiring the display of nutritional information on menus of food establishments has been filed at the Senate. In filing Senate Bill No. 738 or the Menu Labeling Act, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, proposed that “ukay-ukay,” or imported second-hand garments, should be legalized instead of banned so that government could derive income from such imports. Tulfo made the proposal as…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Robin Padilla proposed the establishment of cable cars as means to address traffic congestion, especially in Metro Manila. Padilla made the remark during Tuesday’s plenary session after Senator JV Ejercito called for the…
MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia is hoping that fate of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections slated on December 5, will be known before the end of the month. Several measures have…
MANILA, Philippines — “Imaginary events can never be history,” Senator Nancy Binay had this to say on Friday amid the cinema showing of the controversial film “Maid in Malacañang.” Binay shared on her Twitter account a photo…
MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA) will bring scattered rain showers to parts of Southern Luzon and the Visayas on Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported. The LPA was traced some 455…
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