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THE Cabinet-level Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has granted P20.9 billion worth of tax subsidies to government institutions as of May, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). In a ...
RICE watch group Bantay Bigas called on the government to impose a floor price of P21 per kilo for paddy rice. According to Bantay Bigas spokesperson Cathy Estavillo, the floor price would ensure that ...
THE national government’s debt service bill declined by 45.69 percent year-on-year as of the end of April, as amortization outweighed the increase in interest payments.  Latest data from the Bureau of ...
THE Philippine Embassy in Beijing is commemorating two historic milestones from June 11 to 13, 2025: the 127th Independence Day of the Republic of the Philippines and the 50th anniversary of ...
RECOGNIZING the cultural and historical significance of Binondo, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has vowed to "restore" that district of Manila, which has fallen to neglect in previous years, through ...
THE national government needs the support of the private sector to address investors’ concerns as Covid debts have limited the country’s capacity to finance infrastructure programs, according to the ...
TO help address the reported poor quality of temporary accommodations for overseas Filipino workers (OFW), the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will now require private recruitment agencies (PRA) ...
AN international nongovernment organization is urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to protect the nation’s marine resources and the millions of Filipinos who rely on the ocean’s bounty. Ocean ...
TO avert the complications of a stalemate on the issue of whether or not the work of the Senate as an impeachment court can “cross over” to the 20th Congress, the chairman of the Senate Rules ...
AMID the perceived delay in the start of the Senate trial of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, calls are mounting for the chamber to immediately convene as as impeachment court ...
DESPITE the absence of a deputy speaker’s signature on the manifesto backing Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, the spokesperson of the lower chamber said the House chief continues to enjoy the ...
A SENIOR lawmaker and three patriotic Filipino organizations called for decisive action against misinformation and expressed strong support for Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and the Armed Forces ...