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House leader: Senate must walk Cha-cha talk

Senators reminded to honor ceasefire, self-imposed March timeline House Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin on Thursday urged the Senate to “walk the talk” in its commitment to discuss economic Charter amendments and honor the ceasefire between the two chambers which Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri announced on …

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Senior citizens agency official suspended

The Office of the President has imposed a 90-day preventive suspension on the commissioner of the National Commission on Senior Citizens pending investigation of his administrative offenses.  In a four-page Notice of Charge, dated Feb. 2 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the suspension of Commissioner Reymar Mansilungan “takes …

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SMC-led group wins bid for P170.6-B NAIA rehab

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and South Korea’s Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) beat the other conglomerate groups in a bidding war for the P170.6 billion Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) rehabilitation project. In a media briefing on Friday, Feb. 16, at the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) office in Pasay …

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DOJ directs prosecutors to be proactive in tax evasion case

MANILA – Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday ordered prosecutors handling tax evasion cases to take an active part in ensuring that charges are not dismissed. The reminder was issued following Thursday’s filing of tax evasion charges by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against two corporations issuing ghost or …

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India markets defense equipment in PH; offers soft loan

DEFENSE EQUIPMENT. Filipino and Indian delegates interact during the first-ever India-Philippines defense industry seminar at the Shangri-La The Fort on Friday (Feb. 16, 2024). The Indian Embassy-led event also featured a B2B component where attendees discussed business opportunities in the sector. (PNA photo by Robert Alfiler) MANILA – The Indian government has brought …

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Senate, House bury hatchet

Leaders agree to end word war on Cha-cha, ‘work professionally’ Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez have agreed to end the word war between the two chambers of Congress over differing opinions on the Charter change push and to “work professionally” moving forward. “In front of …

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Whang-Od granted Medal of Merit award

EXTRAORDINARY CENTENARIANS. President Marcos stands between sprightly 106-year-old Apo Whang Od (left), the world-renowned tattoo artist, and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Valentin Ponce Enrile in Malacañang on Valentine’s Day, the latter’s 100th birthday. The President met with Whang Od before she was conferred the Presidential Medal of Merit for …

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VP Duterte condemns gov’t doctor’s ambush in Maguindanao

Vice President Sara Duterte condemned the attempted killing of Dr. Sharmaine Ceballos Barroquillo, a government doctor in Maguindanao, and lamented the occurrence of similar violent incidents in the country. Dr. Sharmaine Ceballos Barroquillo (Photo courtesy of Metropolitan Davao Medical Society Inc.) In a statement, the official deplored the violent incident …

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