
Rep. Quimbo: Illicit tobacco trade is the new POGO
Rep. Miro Quimbo, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, led the probe into the illicit tobacco trade.
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Rep. Miro Quimbo, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, led the probe into the illicit tobacco trade.
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House Assistant Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Sarah Elago, along with members of the Makabayan Bloc, has filed House Resolution 762 to…
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‘We stand behind our men in uniform, we oppose, and we condemn the lies, the disinformation, and the maligning being undertaken by China against senators,…
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The National Commission for Senior Citizens (NCSC) has ordered the immediate release of P100,000 cash gifts for four Aeta centenarians who missed out on the…
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They proposed measures such as filing formal diplomatic protests, summoning the Chinese Ambassador, and even declaring persona non grata any embassy…
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STA. ROSA, Laguna — Six former champions, headlined by the country’s reigning toast of pro golf and reinforced by proven returnees and the brightest standouts…
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) have resolved 56 environmental complaints filed by DENR Region…
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I appreciate that the government believes I am capable of reading and ignoring at the same time, assuming that I’m a visual learner and that logic is stronger…
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Foreign direct investments (FDIs) improved to $642 million in October 2025, up 50 percent from the previous month, according to the latest data from the Bangko…
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An inquiry into the rising incidence of large-scale tobacco smuggling and its impact on public health and government revenues was sought in the House of…
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The Department of Tourism (DoT) said it has complied with all audit requirements under government accounting, auditing and budgeting rules.
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The Commission on Higher Education’s (CHEd) attention was called on the more than P647 million in unliquidated funds under its Merit Scholarship Program.
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Although the MMDA assured it would demand refunds from the contractors, the advance payments remained unrecouped as of 2024.
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Theater is thriving in Manila, and it has been an exciting year to be in the audience. Out of the 29 productions staged in the city that I watched this year —…
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If the December holidays are all about merriment and celebrating what you accomplished this past year, New Year's Eve and the arrival of January 2026 are when…
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In 2025, the Human Settlements Adjudication Commission (HSAC) made big strides in making housing justice more accessible, efficient, and trustworthy. The year…
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Recto has defended the transfer of excess funds, including P89.9 billion from PhilHealth and P117 billion from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp, saying he…
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The National Police Commission (Napolcom) is set to declare the total resolution of its case backlog by the end of the year, clearing a bottleneck of…
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