Penalties sought for discrimination vs Muslims

Julie M. Aurelio 03/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — In time for Ramadan, Probinsyano Ako Rep. Rudys Caesar Fariñas has filed a bill seeking to penalize discriminatory practices against women wearing traditional Muslim attire, such as the hijab, burqa, niqab, in public places.…

60-day suspension: House scolds Teves for ‘disorderly behavior’

Julie M. Aurelio 03/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. for 60 days for his “disorderly behavior” in refusing to return home and perform his duties. In Wednesday (March 23, 2023) night’s…

Teves still no-show, defies House deadline

Julie M. Aurelio, Tina G. Santos 03/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Defying an ultimatum set by his peers, Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. did not show up during Tuesday’s hearing by the House ethics and privileges committee which is looking into his unauthorized absence…

House panel OKs bills giving youths access to the pill

Julie M. Aurelio 02/04/2023

Proposals to let younger people use contraceptives without the need for parental consent and under certain conditions are gaining ground at the House of Representatives. The House committee on youth and sports development has passed seven bills…

Fuel subsidy set for agrisector; P3 price hike seen

Dempsey Reyes, Julie M. Aurelio, Karl R. Ocampo 03/05/2022

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is preparing to distribute P500 million in fuel subsidy to farmers and fishers as part of measures to ease the impact of rising oil prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The DA…

Salceda bill pushes pension reforms for uniformed services

Julie M. Aurelio 05/02/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Albay Rep. Joey Salceda has filed a bill to fix the pension system for military and other uniformed personnel (MUP) as it faces an “imminent existential threat” because its current funding will be “unsustainable”…

BSP changes rules on ATM fees

Daxim L. Lucas, Julie M. Aurelio 02/14/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Do you feel cash machine withdrawal fees are too high? Look around because, starting April 7, automated teller machines (ATM) may charge different rates for the same transaction under new rules approved by the…

PhilHealth goes ahead with premium hike

Julie M. Aurelio, Patricia Denise M. Chiu 01/03/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said on Saturday that it would start collecting the mandated hike in members’ contributions this month despite persistent exposés of corruption and wrongdoing at the state-run health insurer.…

P2.7 billion in SEA Games funds still unexplained

Julie M. Aurelio 12/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — More than 13 months after the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the country, the two nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) tasked with organizing the sports meet has still not liquidated the P2.767 billion taxpayers paid…

Gov’t wants uniform compensation for vaccine trial volunteers

Julie M. Aurelio 08/22/2020

There should be a standard rate of compensation for individuals who will take part in the clinical trials for potential vaccines against the new coronavirus. This was the recommendation of the subtechnical working group (sub-TWG) on vaccine…

DepEd, DOH mull over in-person classes in low-risk areas

Jodee A. Agoncillo, Julie M. Aurelio, Leila B. Salaverria 07/17/2020

The Department of Education (DepEd) is considering allowing limited in-person classes in parts of the country considered to be low risk for coronavirus infection, according to Secretary Leonor Briones. Briones said on Thursday that the DepEd has…

Enrollment turnout dismal

Julie M. Aurelio, Matthew Reysio-Cruz 07/01/2020

As it scrambles to shift to distance learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) is grappling with a dismal turnout of 15.9 million students for K-12 public and private schools heading into Tuesday, supposedly the last day of…

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