Updating the country’s property valuation system is the correct way to impose a so-called “wealth tax” that local government units (LGUs) can impose on affluent individuals, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Monday, April 11, that LGUs can...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday urged the government to heed the local Filipino farmers call and refrain from importing agricultural products if it would hurt them. Go, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, made the call after the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)...
Vice presidential candidate and Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto joined the early morning flag-raising ceremony at the Muntinlupa City hall and recalled Muntinlupa’s cityhood bid in 1995 which he sponsored. Vice presidential candidate and Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III...
After the Holy Week break, the campaign team and the volunteers of Vice President Leni Robredo will buckle down to their campaign as the presidential bet asked her supporters on Sunday, April 10, to knock on more doors and gain more support for their cause. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media...
The group Pudno Nga Ilokano filed on Friday, April 8, an "Extremely Urgent Second Motion to Resolve" before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in relation to the disqualification case they filed against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos...
Ahead of the month-long overseas voting for the May 2022 elections, the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) released on Friday, April 8, various means on how overseas Filipinos can cast their votes. (FILE PHOTO) Through Vote For Us, a voter information and outreach platform...
Senator Franklin Drilon, a stalwart of the once-ruling Liberal Party (LP) that presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo still chairs to this day, believes that more local officials will be joining her “pink movement” in the coming days because of the surge in her March survey numbers....
On World Health Day, the Council for People's Development and Governance (CPDG) urged election hopefuls to push for a "people-center and planet-friendly" public health system. As Covid-19 cases in the country decline and more Filipinos start seeing the hope of living normally, CPDG stressed the...
The Taguig City government said all election campaign-related events including rallies and caucuses, and large gatherings like concerts need permit or clearance. The Taguig Safe City Task Force issued Advisory No. 69 on April 4 on the updated guidelines in the conduct of events in Taguig based on...
It’s been more than two years since the Covid-19 pandemic changed everyone’s lives. Many folks have managed to cope with being stuck at home by dabbling in hobbies such as baking, cooking, and gardening. As safety protocols and travel restrictions begin to relax, everyone slowly steps out of...
Farming, they say, is a huge gamble. With farmers saddled with debt even before they till the soil, they can only hope to literally reap everything they’ve sown. Crop damage is not an option. But this is exactly what befell 40-year-old vegetable grower Celeste Naguiat of Floridablanca, Pampanga....
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia is hoping that more cases will be filed regarding election offenses and that complaints will not just stay on social media and will formally be addressed. MB file photo He made the statement during a press briefing on Wednesday,...
