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The government’s crackdown on illicit trade is intensifying, with tax authorities vowing to press forward with criminal charges against unregistered and non-compliant players in the growing vape market, following the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) filing of an ₱8.7 billion tax evasion case before the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a television interview on Thursday, […]
Republic Act No. 12179, also known as an Act Amending Section 50 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA), sponsored by Senator Mark Villar promises to extend the corporate term of the Power Sector Asset Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation to efficiently liquidate the National Power Corporation’s (NPC) financial obligations and stranded contract […]
Senator Win Gatchalian cautioned against potential electricity overload in high-density areas to prevent fire incidents amid high demand for energy on scorching temperatures. Gatchalian pointed to the recent fires in Port Area and Tondo in Manila recently as a case in point. “Iwasan natin ang paggamit ng jumper dahil kadalasan ito ang nagiging sanhi ng […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commission to guarantee uninterrupted power nationwide on May 12, warning that any outage could compromise the integrity of the elections. “Aside from causing inconvenience to our voters, any power interruption could potentially compromise the credibility of our elections. This is why the DOE […]
Senator Grace Poe showed appreciation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for choosing the film collection of her father, the late National Artist Fernando Poe Jr., as part of the Memory of the World (MoW) Programme. Poe said a total of 168 movies of her father are in the FPJ Film […]
On Labor Day, AGRI Party-list called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHeath) to continuously implement radical expansion on its health packages to benefit its members, many of whom are workers, to ease their burden and their families. “Nagtatrabaho tayo para mabuhay at maiangat ang kalidad ng pamumuhay ng ating pamilya. Nagbibigay tayo ng kontribusyon […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking the mobilization of local government units (LGUs) to achieve zero illiteracy nationwide. Gatchalian’s call followed the release of the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS), which showed that seven out of ten Filipinos aged 10 to 64 are functionally literate. “Seven out of ten Filipinos aged 10 […]
Senator Joel Villanueva said that his push for the passage of the Digital Nomad Visa (DNV) bill is gaining traction, following the issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 86, which grants DNVs to foreigners wishing to work remotely from the Philippines. Villanueva added that the move will pave the path for the country to become […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s push to modernize the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is now a reality. This after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act No. 12180 or the PHIVOLCS Modernization Act, which is based on Senate Bill No. 2825 which Cayetano sponsored and defended in the Senate. The law strengthens PHIVOLCS […]
Congress has allocated up to P17 billion this year to fund vital school and community-based feeding programs aimed at combating child hunger and boosting school attendance, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo, a member of the House committee on appropriations, announced on Sunday. Of the total funding, Rillo said P11.8 billion is set aside for the […]