The Philippines garnered P14.5 billion in investment pledges during President Marcos’ four-day visit to Tokyo to attend the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit. The President, arriving from Japan at 11 p.m. Monday, said the newly signed agreements and pledges to invest in the Philippines could create 15,750 additional jobs. “I am delighted to know that the letters […]
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The chairman of the Senate finance committee on Monday said the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution were “worth reviewing.” Senator Juan Edgardo Angara said amending such provisions might be timely to give the country “some flexibility” in those areas. “The time might be right to revisit some of the provisions of the Constitution because […]
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President Marcos will sign on Wednesday the 2024 national budget, which has been stripped of confidential and intelligence funds originally allocated for civilian and non-security agencies, including the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education. “It’s ready for [signing], I think the signing ceremony will be on Wednesday,” Speaker Martin Romualdez told […]
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The government on Monday said the first day of a 12-day strike in the National Capital Region (NCR) didn’t have a significant impact on public transportation. “There is a little impact. It is minimal and we are dealing with it,” said the chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Don Artes. Artes said the […]
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A man went missing and thousands of people were sheltering in evacuation centers Monday as Tropical Storm Kabayan hit Mindanao, causing scattered flooding and power cuts, and disrupting sea and air travel in Central Visayas. Disaster officials said 6,723 persons or 2,190 families were displaced in the Caraga region in northeast Mindanao due to Kabayan. […]
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Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez has appealed to communist rebels to consider the consequences of their actions and “choose the path of peace.” Romualdez made the statement following a firefight between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and suspected New People’s Army (NPA) communist rebels in Balayan, Batangas last Sunday. “In this light, I […]
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The Supreme Court has sustained a ruling issued by the Sandiganbayan in 2020 that lifted the sequestration order against a property in Baguio City belonging to Ramon Cojuangco, founder of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and his wife Imelda. In a 10-page decision penned by Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh, the High Court’s Third […]
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There is a notable upswing in Filipino optimism, as views toward the current state, national direction, and economic prospects experience positive shifts, a survey said. Results from the PAHAYAG End of Year survey conducted between Nov. 29 and Dec. 4, 2023, also showed that views on the country’s current state have seen a slight improvement, […]
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