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Marcos says Dec. 31 deadline stays; PISTON says strike still on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday announced that there would be no extension for the Dec. 31, 2023 deadline for the consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUV) operators. His announcement was met by anger from public transport group PISTON, which had already announced a […]
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China is the aggrieved party in the Philippines’ “infringement and provocation” in Scarborough Shoal and Ayungin Shoal, Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian said Tuesday, as he urged Manila to return to “dialogue and consultation” regarding its differences with Beijing in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement to China-run Xinhua News, Huang stressed that Huangyan Island […]
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The House of Representatives is keen on pursuing Charter change next year, with a focus on amending economic provisions to make the Constitution “more attuned, sensitive and responsive to the times.” “2024 will allow us again to revisit the whole issue of the Constitution because I think it’s timely that we revisit and we’d like […]
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At least seven million low-income families will benefit from a rice discount voucher program that will allow them to buy every month 25 kilos of affordable and good quality rice starting next year, Speaker Martin Romualdez said on Tuesday. Romualdez said Congress earmarked funds under the P5.768-trillion 2024 national budget for the program, which he […]
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A lawmaker filed a bill seeking to revoke the franchise of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) for violating various provisions of its franchise. In his explanatory note, 1 Rider party-list Rep. Ramon Rodrigo Gutierrez said the House committee on legislative franchises found that SMNI changed its corporate structure which affected its ownership without prior approval […]
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday adopted resolutions concurring with presidential proclamations granting amnesty to former members of four rebel groups, including communist rebels. The resolutions were House Concurrent Resolutions (HCR) 19, 20, 21, and 22. HCR 19 provides amnesty for ex-members of the Rebolusyong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Pilipinas / Revolution Proletarian Army / […]
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SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue an immigration lookout bulletin order against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, leader of the Kingdom Of Jesus Christ (KOJC) as she vowed to look into his alleged money laundering activities Quiboloy, the spiritual advisor of former President Rodrigo Duterte, has been indicted in […]
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