Kai Sotto pushes on for NBA dream

03/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines—Kai Sotto’s desire to play in the NBA is common knowledge and his journey to the United States has been the stuff of sporting headlines in the Philippines for several months now. The 7-foot-2 center has…

DICT pushes for telecommuting in gov’t offices

Miguel R. Camus 03/20/2020

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) wants alternative work arrangements for government employees amid moves to contain the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The DICT is proposing that the Civil Service Commission (CSC)…

Train Law pushes cost of dying up

Inquirer.net 10/30/2018

TRAIN ALSO AFFECTS THE DEAD As All Souls’ Day draws nearer, a lawmaker warned the public that the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, coupled with the skyrocketing inflation rate, affects not just the living…

After ‘Ompong,’ JV pushes for creation of Disaster Management Department

Inquirer.net 09/18/2018

SENATOR Joseph Victor Ejercito on Monday pushed for the passage of a bill seeking the creation of a department for disasters and emergencies. “In the aftermath of typhoon “Ompong” which tore through Northern Luzon over the weekend,…

Imee Marcos pushes for federalism

Inquirer.net 08/11/2018

TACLOBAN CITY — Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos found the responses to a controversial video on federalism to be an overkill. “We really need to push (campaign for) federalism because the awareness and interest are so low,”…

Evasco pushes for stronger organic farming ordinances

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/15/2018

Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco urged organic farmers to demand for a strengthened organic agriculture ordinances from their local government units. Evasco, who pioneered the implementation of organic farming when he was the mayor of Maribojoc, Bohol, admitted…

Chiong hopes Balili lot deal with Capitol pushes through

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 06/09/2018

Naga City Mayor Kristine Chiong expressed hopes that the plan of the Capitol to sell a portion of the controversial Balili Property to the local government unit will push through. She said developing the Balili property will…

PRO-7 Director pushes to include Melencion in region’s most wanted

Benjie B. Talisic 06/07/2018

Chief Supt. Debold Sinas, PRO-7 Director, wants to elevate, Elmer Melencion, one of the suspects of the Buenavista mayor slay to become part of the region’s most wanted persons. Sinas will evaluate the investigation on the SITG…

DOF pushes staggered, conditional corporate income tax cut

Inquirer.net 05/22/2018

THE Department of Finance (DOF) on Tuesday reiterated its push for a staggered and conditional reduction in corporate income tax rates under the proposed second tax reform package as the government cannot stand to lose more revenues…

GMA pushes roro route expansion

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/19/2018

EXPANDING the country’s roll-on, roll-off (roro) services will benefit both passengers and cargo companies in the long term, former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said yesterday. “It makes me happy that after 15 years since…

Cebu City dad pushes bid to create Smoke-Free Task Force

Nestle L. Semilla 04/29/2018

In order to for the executive order (EO) of President Rodrigo Duterte on smoke-free environment to be fully implemented, a task force overseeing this should be created said a Cebu City official. Councilor Raymond Garcia said he…

Holiday’s playoff-high pushes Pelicans to commanding 2-0 lead

AP 04/18/2018

Games today: 7 a.m. – Indiana vs. Cleveland (IND leads, 1-0) 8 a.m. – Utah vs. Oklahoma (OKC leads, 1-0) 9:30 a.m. – Minnesota vs. Houston (HOU leads, 1-0) REMOVED from the turbulence that marked his previous…

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