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Microsoft founder Bill Gates told US members of Congress that the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had sought to "blackmail"…
Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read
Under international human rights law, the Philippines is bound by Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which it ratified in…
Chito Lozada · · 2 min read
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday floated a proposal to place top government officials, including legislators, under a “no-work, no-pay” policy amid the prolonged…
Edjen Oliquino · · 3 min read
Akbayan Partylist Rep. Chel Diokno said efforts to curb political dynasties should also address the partylist system, which he said has become another avenue…
Jerod Orcullo · · 2 min read
A House leader said on Saturday that the version of the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill approved by the House of Representatives is the most realistic proposal yet…
Sean A. Magbanua · · 2 min read
A partylist lawmaker has filed a bill at the House of Representatives that would expand paid paternity leave benefits to up to 105 days, aiming to give fathers…
Jerod Orcullo · · 1 min read
TACLOBAN CITY — A pending bill in Congress seeking to convert the Catarman-based University of Eastern Philippines (UEP) into a national university for…
Elmer Recuerdo · · 2 min read
Most of those who retired under this law in 2001 and earlier are already dead or are either dying or suffering a life of poverty and deprivation.
Art Besana · · 2 min read
Nosy Tarsee is hearing curious things about a certain Batangueño solon known for keeping a road project in the family, so to speak.
DT · · 2 min read
Business and civic organizations opposed House Bill No. 8389 or the Anti-Dynasty Bill, warning that the measure could strengthen political dynasties instead of…
Mico Virata · · 1 min read
Consumers may see lower electricity bills this June after transmission charges declined in the May billing period, the National Grid Corporation of the…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 1 min read
Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc have filed a bill seeking to repeal and replace the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002, proposing updated benefits and expanded…
Jerod Orcullo · · 1 min read
The Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) is set to expand with two additional campuses following the approval of a measure in the House of Representatives.
Elmer Recuerdo · · 1 min read
An overwhelming 267 lawmakers from the House of Representatives have decided to pass an Anti-Political Dynasty Bill that would limit families from concurrently…
Jerod Orcullo · · 1 min read
A coalition of health advocates, lawmakers and patient groups is urging Congress to pass a measure that would require warning labels on unhealthy food products…
Pola Coleen L. Bartolome · · 1 min read
The House of Representatives has voted to approve, on second reading this Wednesday, 20 May, a version of the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill that prohibits…
Jerod Orcullo · · 1 min read
Manila Electric Company (Meralco) clarified that items listed under the “Other Charges” and “Universal Charges & Subsidies” sections of monthly electricity…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read
Iloilo City consumers will see lower electricity bills this May after MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) reduced the power rate to cushion the impact…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read
