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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…
SENATE President Vicente Sotto III called on Malacañang Palace yesterday to certify the Senate version of the Universal Healthcare Bill as urgent. Sotto appealed to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea if he could recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte…
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading a bill creating the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) which President Rodrigo Duterte had pushed. The lower chamber approved House Bill No. 8165 via viva voce or…
CEBU North District Representative Raul Del Mar is supporting calls to rename the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to Lapu-Lapu Cebu International Airport (LCIA). Del Mar has filed a bill before the House of Representatives to amend…
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…
JUSTIN Brownlee had one wish after leading Barangay Ginebra to the PBA Commissioner’s Cup title. “I wish I could live here all year round but unfortunately, there are government rules and things like that, but I wish…
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill seeking to replace quantitative restrictions (QRs) on imported rice with tariffs or taxes. The lower chamber approved House Bill (HB) 7735 or the “Revised Agricultural Tariffication…
A coalition lobbying for the passage of a divorce law in the country is upbeat on chances that it will be passed in Congress despite the recent change in leadership in the Lower House. “The bill is…
THE congressional bicameral conference committee has approved a bill that would create the coconut levy trust fund, Senator Cynthia Villar said on Wednesday. “Na-adopt ang Senate version and then it will be managed by a reconstituted PCA,”…
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed legislation creating a new Muslim autonomous region aimed at settling nearly half a century of Muslim unrest in the south, where troops crushed an attempt last year by Islamic State group-linked militants…
PHILIPPINE Veterans Affairs Office (Pvao) administrator and Defense undersecretary Ernesto Carolina said war vets, severely diminishing in number, have long been waiting for the passage of a pension hike bill for senior veterans. “You can just imagine…
Cebu’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community isn’t pushing for the passage of same-sex marriage in the country as of now. Their response came in the wake of the recent Social Weather Station (SWS) survey result…
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