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The GAA, as a general law, cannot amend the Sin Tax Law, a special edict that earmarks funds for PhilHealth.
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The GAA, as a general law, cannot amend the Sin Tax Law, a special edict that earmarks funds for PhilHealth.
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Under the provisions of the law, the fund should be automatically and regularly provided to PhilHealth, but it received a zero allocation.
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South Korea’s military has seen its troop strength fall by a fifth over the past six years, as the country’s record-low birthrate continues to erode the pool…
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It’s a move branded as a ‘trade goodwill gesture,’ though less an economic breakthrough and more a diplomatic sleight-of-hand.
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Employment rate stood at 96.3 percent in June, down from 96.9 percent in June 2024.
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday, 6 Aug., noted a rise in employment rate from May to June.
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The Philippine unemployment rate climbed to 3.7 percent in June 2025, up from 3.1 percent a year earlier, reflecting a labor market under pressure even as the…
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It would bring great relief to end-users and consumers to have a government able to step on the brakes rather than step on the gas in the matter of electricity…
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Zavier Lucero and Rhenz Abando have been cut from the list of players considered for Gilas Pilipinas roster in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup opening next week in…
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'I would like to thank the President for the trust and confidence placed in me to head the ERC, the agency tasked with promoting the interests of all…
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Pag-IBIG Fund is offering a special subsidized interest rate of three percent per annum for the first five years of housing loans under the Expanded Pambansang…
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While the US side trumpeted the deal as a bilateral opening, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. clarified that the Philippines has not agreed to a broad…
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Community empowerment is another essential frontier. Many vulnerable communities do not know their rights or the processes available to them. Legal clinics,…
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A federal judge on Monday challenged the Trump administration's reasons for slashing billions of dollars in federal funding to Harvard University, triggering a…
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Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed the average inflation for the first half of the year stood at 1.8 percent, below the BSP’s target range of…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index climbed back to 6,300 level with its total value nearing P7.35-billion net of extraordinary block sales.
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The US labor market is not doing as well as headlines suggest, a top Federal Reserve official said Friday, a day after making the case for an interest rate cut…
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Filipino inventors now have access to zero-interest loans to help bring their patented technologies to market, following the relaunch of an improved government…
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