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KOTA KINABALU — The Sabah government has approved a 10-year plan for the conservation of the dwindling elephant population in the state. The state cabinet, at its weekly meeting Wednesday (Feb 12), approved the Sabah State Elephant…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night approved the P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020. “We wish to inform the public that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with the members of the Cabinet, approved tonight…
TAIPEI—Taiwan’s parliament legalized same-sex marriage on Friday in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute attempt by conservatives to pass watered-down legislation. Lawmakers comfortably passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to form “exclusive…
Led by a supermajority dominated by administration allies, the House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass a resolution to amend the 1987 Constitution. In a session presided over by Deputy Speaker and Sorsogon Rep. Evelina Escudero,…
THE bicameral conference committee on Tuesday approved the bill seeking to allow subscribers to keep their mobile phone numbers for life, in time for the entry of the third telecommunications company in the country. Under the Mobile…
The Cebu City Council approved the transfer of ownership of the Botanical Garden at the South Road Properties (SRP) to the Cebu Provincial Government. During the regular session on Tuesday afternoon (October 2), the council agreed…
Government and private vehicles that are illegally parked along Mandaue City streets will now be clamped with the passage of the city’s tire clamping ordinance. Ordinance No. 31-2018 strictly requires the implementation of tire clamping of all…
THE House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill which seeks to require a 10-day yearly incentive leave with pay for employees, in a bid to “boost the workers’ morale, wellness, and productivity.” With…
The Committee on Laws of the Cebu City Council approved the request of Cebu City Administrator Nigel Villarete to pilot test the viability of the proposed joint venture project using hailing applications in providing Angkas services for…
THE two-day impasse at the Cebu City Council’s session ended yesterday, with the Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK)-allied councilors voting to approve the undertaking of not one but two pet projects of Cebu City Mayor Osmeña that…
THE House of Representatives’ ways and means committee has approved “in principle” the proposed tax reform package “2 plus” of the Duterte administration, which aims to gradually lower the corporate income tax (CIT) while modernizing incentives for…
Persons with Disability (PWD) may soon enjoy mandatory Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) coverage after the Senate approved on Monday Senate Bill No. 1391. Senator Risa Hontiveros, author and sponsor of the measure, hailed the passage as…
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