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MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill amending the Governmment Service Insurance Act of 1997, which would allow government workers to retire at age 56. Two hundred…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sonny Angara has filed a bill seeking to ensure tax-free health insurance premiums among employees. Senate Bill No. 2112 seeks to exempt medical insurance premiums from income tax and fringe benefit tax. This…
Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for a national policy on the prevention of teenage pregnancy. Hontiveros, sponsor of Senate Bill 1888 or the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act, on Saturday said the proposal would highlight the importance…
A bill that seeks to revise the Corporation Code to strengthen and simplify corporate governance standards was approved by the bicameral conference committee on Monday. The reconciled House and Senate versions of the measure was approved by…
THE House of Representatives ways and means committee approved on Tuesday a bill seeking to increase the unitary excise tax on tobacco products. Panel chair and Nueva Ecija 1st District Rep. Estrellita Suansing said the panel approved…
Government charity funds to cover free health care services After conducting two hearings, the congressional bicameral conference committee finally approved on Tuesday a reconciled version of the Universal Health Care Bill that would make health care available…
After conducting two hearings, the congressional bicameral conference committee finally approved on Tuesday a reconciled version of the Universal Health Care Bill that would make health care available to all Filipinos. It was Senator JV Ejercito, principal…
Some local developers have started implementing a policy allocating a parking space for a housing or residential project. This developed as some of Cebu’s developers expressed their support to a proposed bill which was pushed last month…
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…
Stiffer penalties may soon await those who will commit sexual harassment in the workplace or while in training and in educational institutions after the House of Representatives approved on Monday night the “Expanded Anti-Sexual Harassment Act.” With…
FORMER Quezon Rep. Erin Tañada urged both chambers of Congress to pass the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill as it would help stop corruption in the country. According to Tañada, the proposal for an FOI law has…
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) has given up on asking the Department of Finance (DOF) to spare the agency from the next tax reform plan, opting instead to go directly to President Rodrigo Duterte. Peza Director…
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