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In the light of the recently concluded drug policy and reform summit, House Committee on Dangerous Drugs Chairman Robert Ace Barbers today revealed that under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez, the committee has seriousy embarked on a thorough review of RA 9165, to conform and effectively implement the new policy on the continuing battle…
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“Bansa tayong napaliligiran ng tubig pero uhaw at tuyot ang milyon-milyong Pilipino sa ligtas na inumin.” This is what Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee lamented as he filed a measure which aims to construct a potable water supply system throughout the country in three years to address the need of millions of Filipinos, especially in…
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Instead of diverting real issues, a lawyer-lawmaker today said the Duterte family should accord the Filipino people the courtesy of a categorical answer as to their alleged involvement in illegal drugs and the extrajudicial killings during the anti-drug war of the Duterte administration that killed 27,000 Filipinos. Manila Rep. Joel Chua stated that witnesses such…
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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday hailed the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Japan and the Philippines as a “positive step” for military cooperation. At the same time, he also highlighted the potential challenges of the complex agreement. “It’s good to have allies,” Cayetano said in a media interview on July 8, 2024. “But the…
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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III joined the chorus of voices expressing disapproval of Vice President Sara Duterte’s remarks about appointing herself as the “designated survivor.” “Sana hindi niya ginawa iyon sa context ng SONA. Sana hindi niya ginamit yun na joke. Hindi magandang joke yun,” Pimentel said in an interview with radio station…
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Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 intercepted two women suspected of being fake Filipinos last July 10. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco shared that the two women, identified only as ‘Dianne’ and ‘Myla’ attempted to depart on board a Cathay Pacific flight to Beijing when they were stopped…
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The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said the slightly lower inflation for the month of June was hardly felt by Filipinos as rice prices and cost of food and basic commodities remains high. “The overall unaffordable rice prices nationwide remain as the primary cause of faster inflation in the country,” according to KMP chairperson Danilo…
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Ambassador Hjayceelyn M. Quintana, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN, highlighted the importance of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) as the treaty which governs the inter-state relations among the High Contracting Parties (HCPs), and enshrines perpetual peace and everlasting amity among them. Ambassador Quintana made the remarks at the…
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Militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno asserted on Tuesday the abolition of the regional tripartite wages and productivity boards (RTWPB) after the NCR board yet again issued a measly P35 wage hike order July 1. KMU called for the reestablishment of a national minimum wage based on the existing family living wage (FLW) currently computed…
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Should the Philippines join the bandwagon on divorce? Catholic bishops urged Filipinos to pause and reflect on how it could affect families and society at large. In a pastoral statement issued Thursday, Church leaders emphasized the need to consider the broader consequences before rushing to adopt an absolute divorce law. “The Tagalog expression “maghunos-dili muna…
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