Ejercito backs wage hike, calls for balance
Senator JV Ejercito on Thursday wants to carefully study the proposed P200 daily minimum wage hike recently passed by the House of Representatives, warning of…
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Senator JV Ejercito on Thursday wants to carefully study the proposed P200 daily minimum wage hike recently passed by the House of Representatives, warning of…
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‘Any circulating resolution without a named author, which was merely shown to me by the media is, as they say, a mere scrap of paper — unless someone files it,…
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The Directors’ Guild of the Philippines, Inc. (DGPI) has made a bold and urgent stand against Senate Bill No. 2805, which seeks to expand the regulatory and…
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Sen. Loren Legarda on Tuesday welcomed the Senate’s approval of a bill declaring 5 August a special non-working holiday in Anini-y, Antique, in commemoration…
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But in the chessboard that is Philippine politics, even a delay is a move. And Chiz Escudero, whether he admits it or not, has just made his.
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Initially budgeted at P8.9 billion, Escudero found the building cost had ballooned to P13 billion, plus an additional P10 billion for completion, bringing the…
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As to whom between the two protagonists was dealt the better hand — we’ll know soon enough.
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The purported plan of the Senate leadership to dismiss outright the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte — stalled for four months — without…
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Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday denied the existence of a Senate resolution that allegedly seeks to dismiss the impeachment case against…
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Vice President Sara Duterte has come to the defense of Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, dismissing claims that the lawmaker is afraid of her and is…
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Defensor insisted that Senate leaders must not allow the impeachment to be dismissed on the basis of a supposed constitutional deadline.
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‘The 19th Congress cannot bind the 20th Congress. The 19th Congress may say that the [impeachment] will carry over, but the 20th Congress can say no and…
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A House leader expressed strong objection to the Senate’s plan to proceed with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) as scheduled in December…
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In a bid to address limited access to science-focused education and promote continuous learning for Filipinos, the Senate on Monday approved two…
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The Senate on Monday approved on third reading Senate Bill No. 2965, or the Free Funeral Services Act, a measure seeking to make funeral services more…
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Members of the House minority bloc berated the Senate on Monday for continuously delaying the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, urging it to…
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Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero confirmed on Monday the Senate will have to decide whether to start Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial…
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