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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. told the Department of Finance (DOF) to continue looking into the current tax system in the country and find ways to level the playing field between foreign and local businesses. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) Marcos presided over a …

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday said the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) will soon play a bigger role in the country’s development through earnings from stocks that would be used for projects to spur business activities, create more jobs, and implement needed social programs. The Speaker issued this prediction …

The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) reaffirmed its solid political alliance with six other parties in the House of Representatives by signing agreements with them on Monday. Renewing pacts with the House’s biggest party were the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), National Unity Party (NUP), Nacionalista Party (NP), Nationalist People’s …

Despite facing stiffer sanctions from the House of Representatives, murder suspect and Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. on Monday said he has no plan to return to the country despite the recantations of the suspect-witnesses in the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo. In a virtual press briefing, …

RESOLVED. DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III, in a press briefing at the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (May 30, 2023), said the historic land dispute cases involving Hacienda Tinang in Concepcion, Tarlac have been finally resolved. Estrella said that DAR is set to distribute land titles to beneficiaries in the coming weeks. (Photo …

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has invited students to visit the two new museums in Malacañang that feature all the country’s presidents, saying “it is very educational.” President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. delivers his speech at the Goldenberg Mansion in Malacañang Palace compound on May 30, 2023. (Noel B. Pabalate) …

More than 4,000 people were moved to safer ground Monday as Typhoon Betty was raised to Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 2, with Cagayan and Batanes provinces just beginning to feel the strong wind and rains that leveled some old structures in northern Luzon. Packing maximum sustained winds of 155 …

Russian air defences stopped eight drones converging on Moscow, officials said Tuesday, in an attack that authorities blamed on Ukraine, while Russia continued a relentless wave of daylight and nighttime bombardment of Kyiv that began Monday.  Light damage to buildings and minor injuries reported in Russia, while bombardment of Kyiv …

Four years after winning its first election, the United Conservative Party will once again form Alberta’s government. A victorious Premier Danielle Smith promised late Monday she will work for people of all political stripes — and said she hopes Albertans will stand together against Ottawa and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  …

The Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals on Monday by routing the Boston Celtics 103-84. Jimmy Butler had 28 points, seven rebounds and six assists while Caleb Martin added 26 points and 10 rebounds to spark Miami, which will visit Denver on Thursday to begin the best-of-seven championship final. — …