Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:08:43 +0000
THE Senate on Monday granted citizenship to four foreigners, one of who is the son of the Chinese billionaire who donated a multimillion drug rehabilitation facility in Visayas and Mindanao….READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:41:26 +0000
THE Senate on Tuesday abolished the Road Board by adopting the approved version at the House of Representatives. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri reported to the plenary that the…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:41:46 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate approved on second reading on Tuesday a bill aimed at creating a National Commission of Senior Citizens. The National Commission of Senior Citizens Act, or Senate Bill No. 2159, seeks to formulate policies to protect the rights and well-being of senior citizens. READ: Senate Bill No. 2159 – National Commission on […]
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:27:48 +0000
Within just three minutes, the Senate unanimously adopted on Tuesday a new version of a bill that will abolish the graft-tainted Road Board.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:12:10 +0000
The country will be “sliding downwards” and going against scientific data if it lowers the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR), opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros said Tuesday.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 05:15:06 +0000
Children have ‘immature’ brains compared to adults based on scientific evidence and hence should be treated differently in terms of legal responsibility, the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) said on Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 03:25:29 +0000
More senators belonging to the majority bloc have expressed opposition to a bill seeking to lower the criminal liability for minors as young as nine years old.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 02:39:47 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang welcomed Tuesday the Senate’s passage on third and final reading of the proposed P3.757 trillion national budget for 2019.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 02:18:17 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – A resolution has been filed in the Senate commending Senator Manny Pacquiao for successfully defending his World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title against American boxer Adrien Broner in Las Vegas, Nevada. Senator Sonny Angara filed Senate Resolution No. 997 on Monday after Pacquiao retained his WBA World welterweight title in a unanimous […]
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 01:31:19 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Is it ok for a 13-year-old minor to rape or kill?
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