The camp of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, insisted that the presidential aspirant, whose candidacy is being hounded by a tax-related case, indeed paid his tax deficiencies and fines. The Marcos campaign headquarters has presented in a press conference the certificate coming...
Taguig police chief Col. Celso Rodriquez said he will not tolerate misfits in the service after four policemen assigned to the station were arrested in a P30-million robbery in Pasig City on Dec. 18. “First, we do not tolerate these acts by our police and they should be held liable. If there are...
Thian Rodriguez is bringing his '3AM' collection to the Big Apple Showcasing a collection in a major fashion city is the goal of many budding designers. And for one Filipino creative, that dream is about to become a reality. Thian Rodriguez is set to enchant New York with his spring-summer 2022...
Taguig City police seized P1.66 million worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in a buy-bust operation on Dec. 3. The entrapment operation was conducted by the Taguig police’s drug enforcement unit at about 8:10 p.m. that resulted in the arrest of suspect Jemily Lasdon, 31, according to a...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 1 passed on third and final reading a bill that provides for the mandatory allocation of 15 percent of the annual Internal Revenue Allotment of local government units for health services, including the distribution of free medicines to their...
The House of Representatives has approved on final reading the bill increasing to 50 percent from 40 percent the local government share of national taxes. House of Representatives plenary With 175 affirmative and 0 negative votes, House Bill 10296 was passed on third and final reading last Monday,...
A suspected drug dealer was arrested by authorities while seven other drug suspects were nabbed in several buy-bust operations in Taguig City on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Joint personnel from the Taguig Police Sub-Station 9, Mobile Patrol Unit (MPU) and Taguig Peace and Order Unit (TPOU) were conducting...
Beauty queen Katarina Rodriguez recently thanked celebrity friends Coleen Garcia and Max Collins. On Instagram, the new mom noted how the two actresses have been of great help when she was giving birth to her baby last Aug. 25. Note that Coleen and Max were among two first-time celeb moms who tried...
The House Committee on Ways and Means approved Thursday, Nov. 11 the proposal to reduce or suspend excise taxes on petroleum products but not on premium gasoline with highest octane mix. Gasoline up The House panel chaired by Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda approved a substitute bill...
The House Committee on Ways and Means is leaning towards the approval of a bill that would suspend for six months the excise taxes on diesel and kerosene and reduce similar imposition on gasoline. Gasoline pump picture In an initial discussion of six legislative measures containing various...
Two senior administration lawmakers rejected on Thursday, Nov. 4 the calls made by their Lower House colleagues to lift restrictions on face-to-face presence in plenary proceedings starting Monday, the resumption of regular sessions. Empty Lower House plenary hall Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro...
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, Nov. 3 said he respects the Supreme Court decision that junked his petition questioning government’s failure to accord him due process as it investigated allegations of misuse of the Priority Development Assistance...
