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President Rodrigo Duterte, who has kept his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) secret since 2018, has volunteered to “audit” himself and all other government agencies if elected vice president next year. “Somebody should do…
MANILA, Philippines — The government’s vaccination program for children and teens should commence soonest as the Delta variant quickly spreads through communities, the chair of the Senate basic education committee said on Sunday. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian cited…
MANILA, Philippines — For now, the use of face shields will remain mandatory as an “added protection” to the public while not enough people have been vaccinated, the country’s pandemic managers said on Tuesday. Health Secretary Francisco…
MANILA, Philippines — “Have a heart,” Sen. Nancy Binay implored the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Sunday as more senators joined the chorus of objections to the 150-percent income tax hike on struggling private schools amid…
MANILA, Philippines — Sharp differences in the prices of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines and neighboring countries smack of corruption, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Sunday. CoronaVac, the vaccine developed by the Chinese pharmaceutical company…
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has kept the revival of the death penalty, a hot-button issue in the Philippines, on top of the chamber’s legislative agenda for 2021, according to Senate President Vicente Sotto III. Sotto last…
MANILA, Philippines — Six senators allied with the administration on Monday pressed for an end to the “culture of impunity” gripping the country in the middle of a pandemic, citing at least 15 extrajudicial killings in the last…
MANILA, Philippines – Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco will take over as Speaker of the House of Representatives on Oct. 14, following President Duterte’s intervention in the simmering feud, the Inquirer learned on Tuesday night. The President…
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo’s office is getting the smallest slice of the budget pie in the bureaucracy despite receiving the highest audit rating from the Commission on Audit. Robredo on Monday presented the Office…
MANILA, Philippines — Catholic Church leaders maintained that capital punishment, in whatever form it comes, is never a deterrent to crime. “Studies have proven this time and again,” said Bishop Jose Baylon, who heads the Catholic Bishops’…
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado to “prune” the budgets of agencies under the executive branch to fund the second tranche of financial aid for poor Filipinos. The President issued the directive in an…
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police have been ordered to investigate Metro Manila’s highest police official, Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas, for alleged violation of quarantine rules when he celebrated his…
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