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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may need to act quickly on the pending courtesy resignations of his Cabinet members to avoid possible inefficiency and divisiveness in the ranks, Senator-elect Ping Lacson said. Lacson said that since the President ordered the courtesy resignations, there has been jockeying for positions in the Cabinet, with some resorting to foul […]
Senator Bong Go renewed his call for the proper and full implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law, condemning what he described as a morally questionable move by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to return billions in unused funds to the National Treasury despite the program’s glaring underfunding. “‘Yun ang concern ko rito. […]
Ghost receipts will come back to haunt businesses that use them to evade taxes. This was the warning issued by Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr., following the filing of criminal charges against cosmetics firm Ever Bilena for its alleged use of fake or “ghost” receipts to reduce its tax liabilities. “Ito […]
Christian Morales, a fourth-year Public Administration student at Guagua Community College in Guagua, Pampanga, is one of many students who have benefitted from the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Tulong Dunong Program (TDP), an educational support initiative supported by Senator Bong Go. For Christian, education has never been easy — not because of academics, but […]
Senator Bong Go reiterated his call for stronger efforts from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to ensure that every Filipino is fully aware of their membership status and benefits due to them under the Universal Health Care (UHC) law. As Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, Go emphasized the need for […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero is calling on the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for a fair, fast and transparent implementation of the Non-Contact Apprehension Policy or NCAP to ease concerns over the program’s enforcement. The Supreme Court has lifted the temporary restraining order on NCAP, and reactions to its resumption have not been encouraging, Escudero […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III proposed a six-year term for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials, counted from their election in 2023. Pimentel said the adjustment is necessary to avoid holding the next barangay elections in 2028, which coincides with the presidential polls. “Let’s not exhaust the Filipino people,” the veteran legislator said. “Do we […]
Senator Bong Go, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Sports, lauded Filipino climbers Ric Rabe, Jeno Panganiban, and Miguel Mapalad for their historic and courageous ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. Rabe reached the summit on Thursday, May 15 and he safely returned to the base camp on May 17, while Panganiban and Mapalad […]
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has called for higher taxes on vapor products, warning that taxing them less than cigarettes would lead to significant revenue losses for the government. “We wish to maintain that cigarette products and heated tobacco products should be taxed at the same rate, your honor,” said BIR Large Taxpayers Service […]
Senator Bong Go reiterated his firm support for Philippine sports development as he vowed to continue to push for more investments in such programs particularly in the grassroots through local government units and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), underscoring the importance of sustained government backing for elite and aspiring athletes. Go, who chairs the Senate […]