Senate COW giving EO on pork tariff a chance
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday said he will convene the Senate Committee of the Whole (COW) to address ...
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Port hailed for accomplishments
The Bureau of Customs-Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport was again recognized when it intercepted P2 billion worth of illegal ...
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Go cites need to strengthen recovery efforts
Given the pandemic and the emergence of new strains of COVID-19 in other countries, Senator Christopher Go said legislators and ...
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Tugade’s own rule disqualifies Megawide
"What happens to the company’s unsolicited proposal for the expansion of NAIA?" On June 26, 2018, Department of Transportation ...
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An open letter to the President
"It is clear as day that some people are prepared to simply bend the rules." Dear Mr. President, Early ...
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Gov’t targets 60M Filipinos for vaccine
The government will borrow P73.2 billion to buy COVID-19 vaccines for 60 million Filipinos, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said Tuesday. ...
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Cigarette smugglers face heftier penalties
Lawmakers on Friday backed the proposal of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez to impose heftier penalties for cigarette smugglers, with one ...
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Duterte takes action
"Poor Filipinos are getting hungry but the cash and food cannot reach them immediately." President Duterte met Monday (April 13) ...
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Confusion mars subsidy delivery
President Rodrigo Duterte, anxious over the impact of the pandemic over his countrymen, will address the concerns hampering the swift ...
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