Bigger subsidy to protect PUV drivers—solon
Congress has increased to P3 billion this year’s budget for direct fuel subsidies to public transport drivers to protect them ...
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Think tank asks Congress to call off luxury taxes
A think tank group on Thursday appealed to Congress to reconsider the imposition of luxury taxes on a broader selection ...
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Using Davos to send a message to the Senate
"But one cannot stop the pinklawans and the speculation-driven chismosos from asking whether the MWF is a convenient vehicle to ...
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Congress vows more attention to needs of poor
The 19th Congress under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez will pay more attention to the needs of the poor, ...
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Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil Congress, presidential palace
Supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro pushed through police barricades and stormed into the national Congress building Sunday in ...
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Solon wants NBI to help in airport probe
By Rio N. Araja 4Ps party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan on Sunday said Congress must seek the help of the National ...
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PhilHealth hopeful UHC law is amended by 2024
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has expressed hopes that Congress will be able to amend the Universal Health Care ...
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Peru lawmakers move up general elections to April 2024
By Moisés Ávila Peru's Congress on Tuesday voted to move up general elections from 2026 to April 2024 in a ...
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Trump’s tax returns to be released by US Congress
By Frankie Taggart US lawmakers voted Tuesday to make public Donald Trump's tax returns, ending a years-long battle by the ...
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A question of priorities
"Let us first worry about taming inflation which, as things stand, will last a lot longer than government predictions" There ...
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