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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 22, called on Congress to pass the National Land Use bill within the year. The President made the call during his fourth State of the Nation Address before a joint session of Congress. According to Duterte, the passage of the law will allow the country to “meet the demands of the new investors coming in.” “A science-based national land use plan would serve as basis for the (local […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 22, pushed for the passage of the National Defense Act. In his State of the Nation Address, Duterte also called for the revival of mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corp. “Alam mo ‘pag magkagiyera-giyera, 10 out of 10 hindi marunong humawak ng baril to defend even his father and mother and brothers and sisters… I think military training will be good for everybody,” he said. As early as 2015, […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 22, urged Congress to pass the Trabaho Bill into law. The Tax Reform for Attracting Better and Higher-quality Opportunities (Trabaho) bill aims to gradually reduce the income tax rate on firms to 20 percent from 30 percent. In his State of the Nation Address, the President also urged the legislature to pass a new version of the Salary Standardization Law. “To the teachers who toil, kasali na po […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 22, ordered several agencies to simplify their processes for the people or else. In his State of the Nation Address, Duterte named the Land Transportation Office, the Social Security System, the Bureau of Internal Revenue and PAGIBIG as the top agencies that need to improve their services. “Simplify your process,” Duterte said. According to Duterte, the agencies have to “do it electronically like others.” “‘Pag di niyo pa […]
(Eagle News)–The nation awaits President Rodrigo Duterte as he holds his fourth State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa a few hours from now. The Palace has said the President would speak about “major issues” such as the West Philippine Sea in his speech before a joint congressional session at 4 p.m. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Filipinos can also expect the chief executive to talk about ways to sustain […]
