
OFW remittance fee slashing eyed
A lawmaker is aiming to cut remittance fees charged to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in half, arguing that high costs “diminish” the value of the income…
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A lawmaker is aiming to cut remittance fees charged to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in half, arguing that high costs “diminish” the value of the income…
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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday flagged allegedly overpriced farm-to-market road (FMR) projects amounting to P10.3 billion, covering 2023 and 2024…
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Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez pledged to comply with the invitation issued by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), requiring his…
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Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. urged senators on Wednesday, 7 October 2025, to support the proposed P216.1-billion budget for the Department…
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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is seeking to transfer the P3-billion budget allocation for the Tatag ng Imprastraktura para sa Kapayapaan at Seguridad (TIKAS)…
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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday emphasized that the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (EVIDA) does not mandate registration with the Department…
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The Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) assured the public that no whitewash will occur in its investigation into the massive flood control…
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TACLOBAN CITY — Nearly a decade after church leaders first called for it, lawmakers from the three provinces of Samar Island are now rallying behind the push…
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A proposed law in the House of Representatives aims to end the longstanding practice of employers gaining free labor through unpaid internships.
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To imply that the insurance itself was ‘ghostly’ risks unfairly tarnishing an entire industry that has long been a pillar of financial accountability.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. spearheaded transformative initiatives last week to restore government integrity.
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Connectivity is the foundation of any meaningful and inclusive digital transformation, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country’s…
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Every peso lost to fraud is a peso denied to communities left vulnerable to climate change and rising flood risks.
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Senator Win Gatchalian has raised alarm over nearly P15 billion worth of incomplete and non-operational projects under the Department of Health (DOH),…
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This project was completed and is not a ‘ghost project’ as insinuated in a comment section.
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The Senate should consider turning over its investigation into the alleged anomalies in flood control projects to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure…
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Two senators on Tuesday called for more people-centered, sustainable, and transparent infrastructure projects to meet the evolving needs of Filipinos,…
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These days, that natural joie de vivre of our race and culture may well be gone, knowing now how the public trust has been severely and systematically abused,…
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