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Blow for Lula as Brazil MPs slash Bolsonaro term

BRASILIA – Brazil’s Congress on Thursday (Friday, Manila time) overturned President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s veto of a law dramatically reducing the prison...

Mitsubishi, industry group seek clarity after Marcos vetoes CARS funds

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) and the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) on Friday expressed concern over policy consistency after...

PBBM vetoes P4.57B in auto industry support; parts makers warn of sector collapse

The future of Philippine vehicle manufacturing has been thrown into some uncertainty after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. vetoed the proposed P4.32 billion budget...

The absolute bare minimum

IT IS a relief that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed the P6.793- trillion budget for 2026 on the first working day of the...

Budget veto affects 295k contractuals, job orders—Tinio

Nearly 260,000 job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) workers in government will be affected by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s veto of a...

Minority solon backs PBBM’s vetoing of unprogrammed funds

A party-list lawmaker aligned with the minority bloc of the House of Representatives on Tuesday welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s veto of P92.5 billion...

PBBM vetoes P92.5-billion unprogrammed funds

‘26 budget pork-free, bars politicians from ‘ayuda’ distribution President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law this year’s P6.793 trillion national budget, vetoing almost P92.5 billion...

US vetoes UNSC Gaza ceasefire call

UNITED NATIONS, New York – The United States on Thursday again wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire...

Paptelco asks PBBM to veto the Konektadong Pinoy bill

THE Philippine Association of Private Telecommunications Companies (PAPTELCO), an organization of independent telecommunications companies providing connectivity in farflung provinces, called on President Ferdinand Marcos...

ECOP hopes PBBM veto proposed P200 daily wage hike

The Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) on Thursday said House lawmakers disregarded President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s position to find the right balance between...

Marcos vetoes bill seeking to amend BCDA charter

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has vetoed a bill seeking to amend the charter of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), citing potential conflicts...

President Marcos vetoes bill seeking to amend Baguio City charter

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has vetoed a bill seeking to amend certain provisions of the Revised Charter of Baguio City, citing inconsistencies with...

Marcos vetoes bill declaring Pampanga as culinary capital

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed a proposed measure seeking to declare the province of Pampanga as the culinary capital of the Philippines. In a letter...

PBBM vetoes 3 budget items

Move affects Deped, DOLE, DOT; Sen. Pimentel sees ’valid points’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed three items under the P5.268-trillion government budget for 2023 because...
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