The government can invoke police power of the State, but there is need for a new law that would compel people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said on Tuesday, September 28, In his virtual media briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the...
Senators on Tuesday, Sept. 28 rejected President Duterte’s claim that the detention of resource person from Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation by the Senate was akin to martial law. Senate President Vicente Sotto III told reporters the President’s statement was “obviously a mislay.”...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) filed on Monday, Sept. 27, a criminal case against a cadet of its Academy in connection with the death of Cadet 3rd Class George Karl Magsayo who collapsed and later died after receiving body punches as punishment. A case of violation of the Republic Act 11053,...
For President Duterte, the way the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has been treating its resource persons is worse than being arrested during martial law. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "Akala ko ba ayaw ng mga taong Pilipinas ng martial law? Eh tignan mo yung ginagawa ng Senado ngayon...
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) on Monday, Sept. 27, commended the Senate for passing on third and final reading the measure that seeks to clarify that all private schools are entitled to the one percent preferential tax rate under the Corporate Recovery and...
Huge volume in rice importation has failed to bring down the retail price of rice in the markets over the last years, based on the observation by agriculture lobby group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag). In a statement, SINAG Chair Rosendo So said that despite the increase in rice imports...
Two lawmakers on Monday, Sept. 27 sought the full enforcement of the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 or Republic Act No. 11053 as they condemned the killing of another Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) cadet. “Ang PNPA ay dapat nagsisilbing halimbawa sa mahigpit na pagpapatupad ng batas laban sa...
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar believes that the Duterte administration's fight against corruption in government will end on a positive note. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar (Photo from PCOO Facebook page) This, as the agency continues to prod Congress...
President Duterte has signed a law institutionalizing the state's taxation on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations, or POGOs. President Rodrigo Duterte (far right) and Senator Bong Go (standing). (Photo from PCOO Facebook) Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11590, or an Act taxing Philippine...
The Senate approved on second reading Wednesday, September 22, the bill that would ensure that private schools will not be imposed with hefty taxes under the country's laws. (Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Members of the upper chamber quickly gave their nod to the passage of Senate Bill...
A group of teachers and education workers called on the public, especially the youth, to open their eyes to the “tyranny” of President Duterte as the country commemorates the 49th year since then President Ferdinand E. Marcos put the country under martial law. President Duterte / Malacañang...
The Ateneo de Manila University on Tuesday, Sept. 21 said it will strive to keep its collective memory of the Martial Law alive to ensure that Filipinos will never forget. Ateneo de Manila University (Photo from AdMU) "Martial Law is a period in the story of the Filipino nation that is too...
