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(Eagle News) — The Senate has passed on second reading the Murang Kuryente bill. Under Senate Bill No. 1950, electricity rates are reduced by allowing the use of the net national government share from the Malampaya natural gas project for the payment of the stranded contract costs and stranded debts of the National Power Corporation. The net national government share shall be remitted to a special trust fund to be administered by the Power Sector Assets […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Ralph Recto on Wednesday, Sept. 5, took to the defense of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV after the amnesty granted to him was revoked by President Rodrigo Duterte. “Kung nawala papeles niya, bakit niya problema yun?” Recto asked. Proclamation 572 cited a certification from the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ J1 that said Trillanes’ application was “not available” in revoking the amnesty granted by then-President Benigno Aquino III to him. The proclamation […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Ralph Recto proposed that starting January 2018, those who have a yearly wage of Php 250,000 should be exempted from income tax. Recto said that the government will not lose money if those earning Php 250, 000 yearly were exempted from taxes.
(Eagle News) — Several senators have links to Kenneth Dong, the man tagged as the middleman in the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country in May, but they vowed they would not condone any wrongdoing. Senators Francis Pangilinan, Risa Hontiveros, Juan Miguel Zubiri admitted on Wednesday they served as sponsors to the wedding of Dong, who appeared for the first time before the Senate blue ribbon committee investigating the entry of the contraband. In a […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Ralph Recto appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to give presidential clemency to elderly and sick prisoners this holiday season. According to Senator Recto, the tradition of freeing prisoners during the holiday season should be kept and that if the administration had set political prisoners free, it should also set free ordinary prisoners.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Formerly one of its opponents, Senator Ralph Recto now said that he will support the return of the death penalty if the proposals gains majority support at the start of the 17th Congress. On the other hand, Senator Panfilo Lacson earlier said that he supports the return of the death penalty but not in the form of hanging. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by […]
Eagle News — Inilabas na ng Senado ang kopya ng Statement Of Assets Liabilities at Net worth ng mga senador noong 2015. Sa dalawampu’t-apat na senador si Senadora Cynthia Villar pa rin ang naitalang pinakamayaman na may kabuuang assets na 3.5 billion pesos. Lumobo ang yaman ni Villar ng mahigit 1.6 billion mula sa dating 1.983 billion noong 2014, habang wala itong idineklarang anumang pagkakautang. Pumangalawa sa pinaka mayaman si Senador Ralph Recto na may […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe and her running-mate Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office in Quezon City on Monday to make a courtesy call to the INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. Poe, who is running as an independent, came to the INC office earlier than Escudero. Both were welcomed at the INC’s Bulwagan room by Brother Eduardo who heard the tandem’s platforms. […]
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Ralph Recto is asking for additional forest guards to ensure the safety of the country’s 8 million forest. Recto made said plea after a forest fire burned away 300 hectares in Mt. Apo. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
