Protest demo at Congress
With crowd control policemen in place, civil society groups hold a protest action in front of the House of Representatives ...
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Finance chief welcomes tax imposed on single-use plastics
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Monday welcomed the recent approval of a bill in Congress that imposes ...
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Bill for pandemic response eyed after calamity state ends in Dec.
By Willie Casas and Rio N. Araja The Department of Health (DOH) is urging Congress to pass a measure that ...
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AK party-list conducts medical mission in typhoon-hit Bulacan, Batangas, Antique
The Anakalusugan party-list marked its first 100 days in Congress by conducting a medical mission and distributing food packs to ...
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Congress condoles with family of late Danny Javier
The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted a resolution expressing condolences to the family of the late Daniel Javier, composer-singer ...
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NPC seeks support of Congress to sustain operations of 278 power plants
State-owned National Power Corp. is seeking the support of Congress to augment its 2023 budget to ensure it can sustain ...
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Congress should repeal law creating martial law museum
"The museum will cost P520 million and will be built on 1.4 hectares of prime land inside the University of ...
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Congress urged to OK bill on ban on foreign ships
A congressional leader on Wednesday urged Congress to pass a bill that seeks to ban foreign ships from encroaching on ...
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China sees ‘much faster timeline’ on taking Taiwan, Blinken warns
Beijing wants to seize Taiwan "on a much faster timeline" than previously considered, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said ...
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Health for all
What does our fundamental law say about health? In terms of over-all policy, it is to “protect and promote the ...
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