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Billionaire Bill Gates plays ‘Secret Santa’ online Netizens were quite surprised after a Redditor named Meggan Cummins, who went by the name ViettLLC, received gifts from billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who played “Secret Santa” online.…
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and other House leaders have formally filed the bill requiring transport operators to secure a franchise from Congress. The provision is included in House Bill No. 6776, which would merge the Land Transportation Office…
WITH the use of a Visa credit card, one can soon enjoy the convenience of paying his or her water bill anywhere in the world. Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) and the Development Bank of the Philippines…
Were there public hearings conducted on the proposed bill for the dissolution of marriage which is set to be passed by the lower house before Christmas Day? This is the question raised by Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes…
HOUSE SPEAKER ALVAREZ SAYS Christmas Day is just 35 days away, and for House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, it is enough time to have the bill seeking for the dissolution of marriage to be passed. During his visit…
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has filed a bill that will consolidate the regulation of the country’s train systems into a proposed Philippine National Railway Authority (PNRA) and set up government corporations in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao to…
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) expressed support on Saturday to the passage of a bill that seeks to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes subject to strong regulations under the anti-narcotics law. “PDEA…
The bill seeking to penalize those who will be found practicing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity was passed on third and final reading during a session at the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Discriminating…
PASSAGE of a House bill seeking to declare Sept. 21 of each year as Cebu Press Freedom Day is being pushed at the Senate. House Bill No. 5688 also seeks the declaration of a special working holiday…
Local business leaders backed the bill mandating automatic approval of business permit applications after 30 days of inaction as it gains ground in Congress, saying it has been a long time coming for such measure. While…
FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK A BILL passed by Congress to allow a four-day workweek received mixed reactions from workers in Cebu. While some employees favored the bill, others thought that it was a bad idea. The House of Representatives,…
A Senate panel tackled on Tuesday a bill seeking to exempt first-time jobseekers from paying fees and other charges collected by various government agencies for the issuance of documents needed for employment. The Senate Committee on Youth…
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