Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 01:22:59 +0000
After higher excise tax on fuel, comes higher fees for car registration? Senator Ralph Recto raised this prospect of higher a higher MVUC.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:36:35 +0000
The Senate has added provisions to its version of the P3.8-trillion proposed national budget for 2019 that would block payment for a China-funded public surveillance project of the Duterte administration that has raised security concerns.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 09:44:26 +0000
Considering his position as then Senate President, Senator Aqulino “Koko” Pimentel said his office even saved some P31 million in 2017.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 08:36:04 +0000
Senator Loren Legarda is eyeing the Senate ratification of the proposed P3.7 trillion national budget by February 6.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 06:05:15 +0000
Senator Koko Pimentel III is seeking a probe on the alleged “large-scale scam” in the awarding of infrastructure projects by the DPWH.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 05:59:11 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel is seeking a separate Senate probe on the alleged “large-scale scam” in the procurement of infrastructure projects by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 03:48:56 +0000
The Senate has approved a “block payment” provision on the China-funded Safe Philippines Project.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 23:23:12 +0000
Members of the House of Representatives and senators have started tackling separate versions of a controversial measure to amend a juvenile law to lower the age of criminal responsibility for children from the current 15 years old before their current terms end in June.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 23:15:12 +0000
There are no irreconcilable differences between the House and Senate versions of the P3.8-trillion proposed budget for 2019, Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. said on Tuesday, easing fears of a clash between the two chambers over the spending bill.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:35:05 +0000
The office of Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III spent more than P127.8 million, or about P350,000 a day, when he was still Senate President in 2017, according to a report by the Commission on Audit (COA).
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