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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Tuesday welcomed a bill that would allow the United States to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement. The bill was backed by Mark Warner, a senior US senator from the Democratic party, and John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, in a rare act of political entente by US lawmakers. “We applaud the bipartisan group of senators, led […]
New P1,000 polymer banknotes to be released in phases starting April 18 (Eagle News) – The Philippines has a new P1,000 polymer banknote which has more security features and more durable than the usual paper banknotes. The new P1,000 polymer banknote was presented to President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, April 6, by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno and Monetary Board members in a ceremony held in Malacanang. He received the 1000-Peso […]
Certifies as urgent pending bills that sought to establish vaccine indemnification fund (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a memorandum order that will speed up the procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines by allowing more than 15% downpayment for the purchase of these vaccines, and at the same time certified as urgent the bills that sought to establish a vaccine indemnity fund. Memorandum Order No. 51 which was signed by President Duterte […]
(Eagle News)–A bill seeking to give President Rodrigo Duterte the “necessary” powers to address the coronavirus disease 2019 was filed in the Senate on Monday, March 23. The bill authored by Senate President Tito Sotto and Senator Pia Cayetano called “We Heal As One Act” aims to give President Duterte the authority to “issue such rules, regulations and directives as may be necessary to carry out any or all” of the specified measures to fight […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China warned Thursday that it was ready to take “firm countermeasures” against the United States after President Donald Trump signed a law supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. “The nature of this is extremely abominable, and harbors absolutely sinister intentions,” the foreign ministry said in a statement, without specifying what measures Beijing might take. Trump signed the law on Wednesday after it received almost unanimous US congressional support. In a statement, […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said a widely loathed proposal to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland “is dead” — but again stopped short of protester demands to withdraw the bill. The finance hub has been plunged into its worst crisis in recent history following a month of huge marches as well as separate violent confrontations with police involving a minority of hardcore protesters. “There are […]
“These are challenging times and we need to offer timely solutions,” he says (Eagle News) — Senate President Tito Sotto has defended proposals to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility, saying the prevailing juvenile justice law “did not result in bringing down the number of crimes committed by minors, many of which were violent in nature.” He was referring to the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, which pegs the minimum age of criminal responsibility […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte wants to abolish the Road Board, the Palace said on Tuesday, Dec. 18. In fact, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte would sign the bill abolishing the graft-tainted body once it reaches his desk. He said President Duterte was also against the release of the P45-billion road user’s tax, which instead, according to Duterte, should be returned to the treasury. “..Let Congress appropriate again for a specific purpose,” Panelo […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III has proposed a repeal of the Secretary of Health’s power to “include vaccines in the mandatory basic immunization program” of the government. Pimentel’s proposal was contained in Senate Bill No. 1743, which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 10152 or the “Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011.” RA 10152, Pimentel said, was aimed at “protect(ing) infants and children against common and vaccine-preventable diseases” […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday was on a collision course over immigration with US senators including some within his own party, as they struggled to reach a solution protecting 1.8 million immigrants from deportation. With senators racing against a self-imposed deadline to strike a deal this week, Trump demanded the chamber rally around his proposal, which puts the “Dreamer” immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children on a pathway […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Major US tech firms reversed course Friday and endorsed a proposal in Congress which could hold website owners liable for human trafficking. The Internet Association, which includes giants Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon, said in a statement it supported the measure after reaching a compromise with legislative sponsors. The association “is committed to combating sexual exploitation and sex trafficking online” president Michael Beckerman said in endorsing the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA). “Important […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Google is not liable for 1.115 billion euros ($1.272 billion) in unpaid taxes claimed by the French state, a French court ruled Wednesday, saying the internet giant’s Irish subsidiary is not taxable in France. “The French company Google Ireland Limited (GIL) is not taxable in France for the 2005 to 2010 period,” the court ruled. Google paid just 6.7 million euros in corporate taxes in 2015 in France by booking revenues […]
