Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 10:18:39 +0000
A bill that seeks to make sure that socialized housing sites and resettlement areas have livable homes, and on-site and in-city resettlement are always prioritized have been filed at the House of Representatives.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:49:17 +0000
Thousands of fans are expected to troop to the Mall of Asia Arena on 2 August to witness five Team Lakay athletes fly the flag high on their shoulders as they take on different opponents on the same night.
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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:24:37 +0000
President Duterte has signed a law creating the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) to provide services beneficial to the elderly.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 06:56:46 +0000
Get your act together and don’t make legislators look stupid.This was how senators dared members of President Duterte’s Cabinet on Friday
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 06:10:13 +0000
Opposition House members lambasted President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to veto the Security of Tenure (SOT) Bill even if th
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:44:46 +0000
MANILA, Philippines —After saying that President Rodrigo Duterte “vetoed” the Security of Tenure Bill, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo has backtracked on the announcement and said the Chief Executive has yet to sign or veto the bill. “Vetoed,” Panelo briefly responded in a text message earlier when asked about the status of the bill. But less […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:28:14 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte rejected Thursday the move to lower the threshold amount to commit plunder from P50 million to P10 million. In his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona), Duterte said he wanted the reimposition of the death penalty for illegal drugs and plunder. READ: Duterte reiterated push for death penalty […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:17:24 +0000
More than 13 or the majority of 24 senators would vote if the proposed reimposition of the death penalty would be limited to drugs only, Senator Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 09:21:47 +0000
Senator Cynthia Villar got the chairmanships of three committees in the Senate while neophyte Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, the architect of Oplan Tokhang, is the new head of peace and reconciliation panel.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 07:41:02 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — It is time to lift martial law in Mindanao, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Wednesday.
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