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As Congress re-opens after the long summer break, Malacañang submitted five priority bills which include the Tax Incentives Management and Transparency Act, The Fiscal Incentives Rationalization Plan, Customs Modernization and Tariff Act among others.
The Senate is prioritizing the amendment of the charter of the Philippine National Railways, allowing said entity to operate for 50 years.
Politicians and political parties can take voters to COMELEC offices so that they can register. According to the COMELEC, this is allowed by the said commission because it is also their goal to have a large number of registered voters.
The Portuguese embassy warns Filipinos about online job offers to their country, saying that many Filipinos have been victimized by those who pretend to be legitimate companies and asking job seekers for exorbitant fees.
Hot temperatures during the day may result in brief afternoon and evening rain showers or thunderstorms, according to the PAGASA. There are no traces of low-pressure are in the country.
By Noel Y. Punzalan & Edwin O. Fernandez (Photo courtesy Philippine News Agency) COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Thousands of Moro people Sunday held a peaceful rally here calling on Congress to immediately pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that will establish the Bangsamoro government. Bobby Benito, chair of the Mindanao Alliance for Peace (MAP) and rally organizer, said the gathering which was similarly held in other parts of Mindanao calls for the passage of the […]
The Office of the Ombudsman granted immunity to Ruby Tuason in exchange for her testimony in the 10-billion peso pork barrel scam. According to Assistant Ombudsman Asryman Rafanan, Tuason has “personal knowledge” of the involvement of senators Jinggoy Estrada and Juan Ponce Enrile in the pork barrel scam or the misuse of their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). This, he said, was the main reason for the grant of immunity. Tuason is also now officially […]
President Aquino has ordered a review of the proposed pay hike of government employees but has noted that there may not be enough budget for it.
Former president and Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is expected to take uro-dynamic testing in the St. Luke’s Medical Center.
Today is the last day for the one week free ride with free coffee of the Pasig River ferry system.
The Sandiganbayan 1st Division allowed former president and current Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to St. Luke’s Medical Center to undergo a medical test which the Veterans’ Memorial Medical Center is not yet equipped to conduct.
According to the PAGASA, the easterlies will affect the weather system of the Philippines including Metro Manila, bringing partly cloudy skies.
