
Solons clash as House tackles budget
A storm is brewing in Congress as lawmakers gear up to debate the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, even as unresolved questions continue to…
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A storm is brewing in Congress as lawmakers gear up to debate the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, even as unresolved questions continue to…
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The Filipino worker deserves more than recycled talking points; he deserves serious legislation backed by numbers, strategy, and sound economic data.
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Cacdac cited that the Philippines sets the minimum wage for domestic workers because many countries don’t have one and stressed that the $500 rate is a floor…
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‘There can be a higher wage rate, of course, depending on the host country, but this is a step that will establish a floor level.’
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Israel has a way to shake the ground beneath your certainty. It made doubt feel small, and belief terrifyingly possible.
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Raising the bets will prevent the poor from placing bets in online gambling sites since upfront money will be needed, Special Assistant to the President for…
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Congress has more than a dozen justifications to reclaim its authority from the RTWPBs but probably the real intention is to recover its lost power.
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I have to start by expressing my utmost respect and admiration for Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III who has made significant contributions to…
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The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a mystery — and physicists are deeply…
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The Constitution says workers deserve a just share in the fruits of production. But there must be production first. You can’t divide a pie that no longer…
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A group of freshman lawmakers in the House of Representatives is forming a bloc to advocate for legislation that would abolish regional wage boards and…
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A group of neophyte lawmakers in the House of Representatives is being formed to collectively push for the passage of a bill that would abolish the regional…
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‘We want to hear the President repeat that he has already convened the regional wage boards and that wages are already being raised so that efforts to refile…
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Progressive partylist Akbayan on Friday strongly urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to include the proposed P200 legislated wage hike in the priority bills…
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In June, the NCR Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board announced that it will bring the daily minimum wage rate in NCR to P695.
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This showed the dogged tenacity of Congress to pursue its political desire for a legislated wage increase despite the dire warning of a financial disaster by…
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For a family of five to live decently in the National Capital Region (NCR), they need to receive a wage of P1,220 per day or P26,545 per month, according to a…
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