Billionaires must give back
A wealth tax of one to three percent, based on Ibon’s estimate, can generate P500 to P600 billion a year, if it covers 3,000 Filipino billionaires with total…
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A wealth tax of one to three percent, based on Ibon’s estimate, can generate P500 to P600 billion a year, if it covers 3,000 Filipino billionaires with total…
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Senator Loren Legarda is considering a Bayanihan 3 Law that would grant President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. more special powers, including to temporarily waive the…
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The government is allocating as much as P20 billion to secure a buffer of up to two million barrels of oil through the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC),…
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Former National Youth Commission (NYC) chairman Cesar Chavez is proposing a sweeping institutional reform that would transform the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)…
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The real problem is delayed action. Many families think rising oil prices are only temporary. They do not adjust early.
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The Bureau of Customs (BoC) seized an estimated P1.4 billion worth of illegal vape products during a weekend raid on a warehouse here, marking the agency’s…
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Instead of cultivating new talent and ideas, term limits have perpetuated a cycle of mediocrity and political substitutions within families.
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The unused funds of the Independent Committee for Infrastructure (ICI) will be returned to the National Treasury, while its findings on the flood control…
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The Senate may hold a special session during its month-long break to pass a crucial bill seeking P52.8 billion in supplemental funding for sectors —…
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The Marcos Jr. administration has committed P145.56 billion for the Central Mindanao High Standard Highway, locking in funding for the project through 2034 and…
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Former Finance Secretary Gary Teves has proposed postponing the Philippines’ hosting of this year’s ASEAN Summit, saying the move could free up billions in…
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Noting that major global events have been re-scheduled in the past, like the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, deferring the ASEAN Summit would save the country P17.5…
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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) clarified that recent fund releases flagged in public discussions are neither new nor unplanned expenditures, but…
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Fresh doubts clouded the order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to release P21.47 billion to sustain infrastructure projects, protect jobs, and cushion…
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The power unit of one of the country’s biggest conglomerates is quietly tapping the bond market for up to P30 billion — even as its debt burden continues to…
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Systematic corruption within the judicial system can obstruct investigations, weaken prosecutions, and allow criminal and terrorist actors to evade…
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Truly, the three-page document containing six ‘whereases’ has to be revisited in light of the corruption that is yet unresolved to this day.
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A speeding ambulance on the road is not unusual, and other motorists are expected to give way. But an ambulance carrying a kidney patient speeding along…
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