
Biz groups unite in hitting P200 legislated wage increase
As the House of Representatives approved House Bill No. 11376, or the “Wage Hike For Minimum Wage Workers Act,” on second reading on Monday, which seeks a P200…
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As the House of Representatives approved House Bill No. 11376, or the “Wage Hike For Minimum Wage Workers Act,” on second reading on Monday, which seeks a P200…
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A bill seeking to allow Filipino athletes to be interred at the “Libingan ng mga Bayani,” a cemetery exclusively for heroes and martyrs, has been approved by…
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Senator Loren Legarda lauded the Senate’s approval of Senate Bill No. 2838, or the Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers, on its third and final reading,…
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The Department of Health (DoH) assured the public on Monday that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has a sufficient surplus of funds to cover…
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The Senate on Monday approved a measure rescheduling the first-ever parliamentary elections for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)…
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Under House Bill No. 10926, Meralco, the largest power distributor serving 7.6 million customers in the country, will be allowed to continue to construct,…
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The House of Representatives on Monday approved on second reading a bill that would institutionalize a total ban on all forms of Philippine Offshore Gaming…
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A health group on Monday expressed fear that the proposed Sin Tax Sabotage Bill, which would lower tobacco taxes, would expose the Filipino youth to a higher…
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The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 10926, which seeks to extend Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) franchise for an…
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The reports of regulatory agencies should guide rational deliberations, not representations made by politicians who know nothing about the power industry or…
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‘This relief is expected to stimulate economic activity and consumption, benefiting the overall economy.’
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is being urged to certify as urgent a Senate bill seeking to increase the minimum wage by P100 as the 19th Congress nears its…
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NORDECO also corrected claims regarding its Distribution, Supply, and Metering (DSM) charge, stating that it stands at P1.5372 per kWh — lower than other…
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House Bill 3953, officially known as the Anti-Pasaway Act of 2014 or Anti-Singit Bill, is a funny, trivial, yet oppressive and dangerous legislative initiative…
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Contrary to the conviction of the proponents of the proposed “Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act,” a House leader on Wednesday argued that the…
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The passage on third and final reading of the bill seeking to expand the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP) — an internationally recognized wetland of…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, vice chairperson of the Committee on National Defense and principal author of the measure providing free legal assistance to…
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow junior high school students to choose between two education pathways: pursuing college…
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