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MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers in both houses of Congress on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, approved the final version of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), after adopting stiffer safeguards in its management and removing the contentious provision on…
The most frustrating thing about dealing with government is when rules are so unreasonable that it feels like the only reason that they’re there is to deliberately make things harder for all of us. Often they defy…
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate approved on Monday, May 29, 2023, a bill pushing back the deadline to avail of estate tax amnesty by another two years. All 24 senators voted in favor of Senate Bill 2219,…
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Sunday said the proposed Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) would virtually take away the power of Congress to identify and allocate funds for infrastructure projects, offering another reason why his fellow…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Lapu-Lapu City Lone District Congresswoman Cindi King-Chan laid out her plans for the City of Lapu-Lapu. Among the problems that Chan wants to address in the city was flooding. Chan, the wife of Lapu-Lapu City…
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan cleared businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles of 16 counts of graft in connection with the alleged anomalous use of Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.’s pork barrel fund, but convicted her on separate charges for…
MANILA, Philippines — Former president and incumbent Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo broke her silence on her replacement as a senior deputy speaker, saying that her actions may have been misconstrued leading to claims that…
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has resigned from Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), where she served as chairperson. Duterte on Friday, May 19, 2023, announced the resignation but did not categorically give a…
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental —The former acting municipal treasurer of Isabela town in Negros Occidental was dismissed from service over the loss of about P6.4 million in government funds that were allegedly stolen inside her house here…
MANILA- A Philippine court on Friday, May 12, 2023, acquitted former senator Leila De Lima, one of the fiercest critics of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, of a criminal charge stemming from allegations that as a cabinet minister she…
MANILA, Philippines — “Please stand by me and for me in this most critical phase of my journey towards freedom and vindication.” Detained former senator Leila de Lima made the appeal on the eve of the promulgation…
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed more people to his administration, as the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) released a new list on Sunday. In a Facebook post, the PCO said Marcos named and…
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