Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas slammed the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) slow rollout of the fuel subsidies meant for farmers, and called on the national government to address the rapidly increasing prices of oil. (Photo from Gabriela Women's Party-list Facebook) “Lahat ng...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday questioned the sudden change in leadership happening at the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), the key agency leading the implementation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) program of the government, saying...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday called for the full implementation of Republic Act No. 11053 or the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 which is necessary to bring swift justice to victims of hazing. Gatchalian made the call as he commended the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 11 for rejecting the 10...
SCIENCE CITY OF MUNOZ, Nueva Ecija--Presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao on Friday, March 4 underscored the need for government to increase funding assistance to rice farmers, but also urged officials to ensure that loopholes for corruption are plugged. Senator Manny Pacquiao and wife...
President Duterte has signed the measure that amends the country's Foreign Investments Act, thereby easing rules on foreign businesses in the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) A copy of Republic Act (RA) No. 11647 showed that the President signed the amendments on...
In the midst of the political campaign, Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Wednesday, March 3 said he is agreeable to hold plenary sessions to amend the Oil Deregulation law if President Duterte calls Congress to a special session. Sotto issued this statement on appeals for Malacanang to...
Instead of tying the hands of the next administration with a major policy shift, the government should fast-track the implementation and distribution of the P2.5-billion allocation for financial subsidy and fuel vouchers to qualified utility vehicles rather than tinker with provisions of the Oil...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday said he is open to a review of the Oil Deregulation Law should President Duterte calls Congress to a special session “I'm open to reviewing the Oil Deregulation Law to improve transparency among industry players and assess the benefits to our consumers,”...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has proposed four amendments to the much-maligned Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998 (Oil Deregulation Law), which he believes will mitigate the rapid increase in fuel prices. Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan -- The Police Regional Office 2 (PRO2) nabbed at least 172 law violators and facilitated the surrender of 46 New Peoples Army (NPA) in a one-time, bigtime police operation. The Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) or one-day SACLEO focused on...
President Duterte is considering teaching and rearing young minds after his retirement from public service, stressing the need to “tell the younger generation of what is at stake.” President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing that was aired on Tuesday,...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Fifty years ago, Sept. 21, 1972, to be exact, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. proclaimed martial law in the Philippines, beginning his reign of 14 years as an unelected president. I was then 21 years old and in second year medical school in UP. I distinctly remember it...
