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Duterte urged to support VFA

An official on Friday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to maintain the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the United States. “The President wants to...

UN Security Council sets debate on problem of access to vaccines

The United Nations Security Council will debate on Wednesday the problem of global access to COVID-19 vaccines, raising issues that sharply divide council members. How,...

Gov’t pushes wage subsidy

The Labor Department will review the proposal of various labor groups for a wage subsidy in the private sector, given the crippling effects of...

Now is best time for Cha-cha talk, Rodriguez says

A Charter Change proponent in the House of Representatives on Tuesday opposed the call of Sen. Franklin Drilon for the House of Representatives to...

Drilon: Postpone Cha-cha to ‘22

Questioning the timing of moves to amend the 1987 Constitution, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon yesterday recommended to postpone deliberations on Charter change until...

Senator wary of vaccine deal

Sharp differences in the quoted prices for the Sinovac vaccine in the Philippines and elsewhere seem to point to corruption, Senator Panfilo M. Lacson...

Gordon warns vs. illegal vaccination of VIPs in government

Senator Richard Gordon, in an interview on Super Radyo Balita heard nationwide, has called on government authorities to stop early vaccination of some VIPs,...

Palace blasts Senate probe on illegal vax

Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Monday accused some senators of interfering in the internal matters of the executive department after some of them called...

Rody’s line budget veto backed, nixed

Abang Lingkod party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano on Thursday said the veto is a presidential power, while “override” is for Congress. He said the provision...

‘PITC being used to hide funding’

The state trading firm Philippine International Trading Center, now at the center of a controversy involving a P33.4 billion in “parked” funds, is being...

Internet woes force Senate to halt session

The Senate on Tuesday suspended budget debates in plenary due to internet connectivity issues, as most of its members were participating through online video...

Blood on their hands

"The Disaster Resilience Act is more about building the resilience of the entire community through all phases of natural disasters, from preparedness to recovery." Only...

Senate to submit budget for Rody’s signing mid-December

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday that senators plan to submit the 2021 national budget to the President for signing by mid-December, two...

Probe into DPWH mess urged

Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga on Sunday urged the National Bureau of Investigation and the Senate to conduct a parallel probe of the supposed massive...
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