Independent presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has emphasized that reviving the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) should be the government's priority in tackling the problem of unemployment. Lacson pointed out that MSMEs are still recovering from the lockdowns...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes III, who is running for senator under the ticket of Vice President Leni Robredo, warned against the revival of the controversial Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, saying that it is just a “shell” and that there’s basically nothing there that can benefit the country....
Legarda seeks ₱30 B in bridge fund, tax, rent relief for the restaurant industry HELPING THE FOOD INSDUSTRY Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Loren Legarda (Philippine News Agency) As parts of the country have been placed under Alert Level 3, where businesses are...
President Duterte is making a fresh pitch for the reimposition of death penalty for heinous crimes in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President, who launched a bloody war on drugs, said he was in favor of the "restoration" of capital punishment especially against...
After shepherding the enactment of new laws that would spur economic recovery, the Duterte administration lifted a nine-year moratorium on new mining projects with the recent issuance of Executive Order Number 130. EO No. 130 repealed Section 4 of EO No. 79 issued by then President Benigno Aquino...
How the human situation today has been driving interest in the arts There has, undoubtedly, been a return to all things essential during these past couple of months. The times have made everyone rethink their lives, grappling with the new reality presented to them while also clinging to what is...
