House Speaker Martin Romualdez has told American business investors the Philippines is now very ripe for them to invest in given the various progressive and meaningful
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PH, S. Korea to elevate ties into ‘strategic partnership’
Top Philippines and South Korean officials have expressed their determination to elevate their bilateral ties into a “strategic partnership.” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.
DFA: No Pinoy harmed in magnitude 7.6 Mexico tremor
The Department of Foreign Affairs has assured no Filipino was harmed in the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that shook Mexico on September 19, DFA spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said the Philippine Embassy
BI: Foreign kidnap syndicates under close scrutiny
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has fielded its frontline personnel to closely monitor, scrutinize and tightly screen foreigners from Cambodia and Vietnam where members of
2023 budget to fulfill Marcos agenda for economic transformation
House Appropriations Committee chair, Rep. Elizaldy Co has vowed to ensure the timely approval of the P5.268-trillion 2023 national budget that it hopes will help realize the Marcos administration’s agenda for economic transformation and prosperity in the
Barangay, SK polls postponement now nearly final
The likelihood of postponing the scheduled Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on December 5 this year to December, 2023 is now nearly certain after the House of
6.5-M housing backlog gets DHSUD, GSIS attention
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s announcement to prioritize the country’s 6,5-million housing backlog has earned the attention of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Government
House Labor and Employment panel okays Salceda’s Freelance Workers bill
The House Committee on Labor and Employment has recently approved the proposed Freelance Workers’ Protection bill (HB 2821) that seeks legal and contractual protection for freelance workers and provide them ease of doing business.
Salceda: PBBM’s 2023 NEP gives railway biggest ever budget at P114-B; Rail is back
House Ways and Means Chair Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda said President Marcos’ proposed 2023 P5.268 trillion budget packs the “largest ever railway budget of any Philippine
Gatchalian’s Senate bill to lure more taxpayers
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian’s Senate Bill 1199, An Act Ordaining a Bill of Rights and Obligations of the Taxpayer to protect taxpayers against any threat to their rights,