The measures proposing amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), the Foreign Investors’ Long-Term Lease Act are up on the table as the Senate prepares for the opening of the Third Regular Session of the 19 th Congress, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated the top priorities of the House of Representatives one week ahead of the start of the third and final regular session of the 19th Congress. In a...
In a blend of showbiz glamour and athletic prowess, renowned celebrities Piolo Pascual and Matteo Guidicelli, alongside fellow Sun Life ambassador Kyle Echarri, are set to grace the 5150 Bohol triathlon and Sunrise Sprint firing off next Sunday, July 14. Piolo Pascual (center) These stars are...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left,) Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has vowed to pass the remaining three of the 28 bills identified by the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)...
FILE - Bruce Hickey, 70, walks along the waterfront, now littered with debris including shrimp boats, in the mobile home park where he and his wife, Kathy, have a winter home on San Carlos Island, Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Oct. 5, 2022, one week after the passage of Hurricane Ian. The National...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Senate President Francis "Chiz" will formally meet Thursday, June 13 in what is expected to be a high-stakes...
One of the most brilliant and honest among jurists and politicians that the Philippines has ever produced, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Hilario A. Davide Jr. has said the final word about the House Absolute Divorce Bill or House Bill No. 9349. It is unconstitutional. Even...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is optimistic that a measure legalizing medical cannabis of marijuana will get approved before the end of the 19th...
Manila City Hall Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan announced that the City of Manila is the only government institution named as a finalist to the Privacy Initiative of the Year Awards 2024 by the National Privacy Commission (NPC). In her announcement on Thursday, May 2, she expressed pride that...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) As if unveiling their mission statement, Speaker Martin Romualdez has announced for the first time in front of his congressman-colleagues the House leadership's intention to pursue...
Concentration of market power among major players that promotes anti-competitive practices remained a major challenge in the local shipping industry, according to a study by the government think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies Research (PIDS). This was emphasized in a study...
The pioneering study of UA&P economists who tried to measure through the input-output method the impact of the ride-hailing and on-demand delivery on the Philippine economy (focusing on the case of Grab PH) take on special significance with the report by Statista, a data provider, that...
