President Duterte will welcome the advice of former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on not running as vice president in next year’s polls, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, June 8. President Rodrigo Duterte and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (Malacañang/PCOO)...
Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has called for unity to help Filipinos recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Former House speaker and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (Alan Peter Cayetano/Facebook) ‘’We are living in the time of a pandemic. This is not the time to debate and fight...
The measure seeking to impose additional taxes on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs and their service providers is now waiting for President Duterte’s signature. This was after the Senate voted 17-3-0, and then approved on third and final reading, Senate Bill No. 2232 which seeks to...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) should collect the P40-billion in unpaid franchise taxes of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs and they should leave the country once they’ve paid. Senator Risa Hontiveros made the call as she stressed that the social costs that came along with the...
Former House speaker and Taguig Representative Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday, May 29, disclosed that their "Sampung Libong Pag-asa" initiative has the 1,000 mark with 550 beneficiaries from the province of Bulacan and other parts of the country receiving P10,000 in cash assistance. The latest...
The Senate is set to start plenary debates on the bill seeking to establish the tax regime for Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs). Senate Ways and Means Committee chairperson Senator Pia Cayetano sponsors the bill seeking to establish a tax regime for POGOs. (Courtesy of the Office of...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the measure seeking to extend the estate tax amnesty for another two years. With 23 affirmative votes, the Senate approved Senate Bill No. 2208 which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 11213 or the Tax Amnesty Act, which is set to expire on June 15,...
Former House speaker and Taguig-Pateros Representative Alan Peter Cayetano and his allies distributed P10,000 in cash aid to over 200 new beneficiaries in Laguna, to insist on the adoption of their "10k Ayuda Bill" in the proposed Bayanihan 3. The beneficiaries who received the cash assistance on...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has rejected insinuations he is delaying the passage of bills that seek to obligate the national government to fund several provincial hospitals needs. Drilon said this after a lengthy verbal exchange with Senator Christopher “Bong” Go who was frustrated...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said the city government will follow the order of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in not disclosing in advance the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine brand that will be used for a vaccination center. Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano (Taguig City...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano has asked residents to be patient and to stop spreading fake news regarding the city’s vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano (left) and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Comirnaty (Taguig City government / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said he personally favors shifting his city to the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) when the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) status ends on May 14 but said he will abide by the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging...