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Tax break for 2-wheeled EVs gains ground in Congress

Giving tax breaks for two-wheeled electric vehicles is getting more support from Congress, as a bill aiming for their inclusion in the list of vehicles benefiting from tariff reduction has been filed in the House of Representatives......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

‘Congress can provide funding for SHS vouchers for SUCs’

An opposition legislator yesterday offered a solution to the Commission on Higher Education problem regarding the discontinuation of vouchers for senior high school students, saying that Congress can still provide funding if needed......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 10th, 2024

Michigan reports first measles case since 2019 outbreak: What to know

Michigan health officials have confirmed the state’s first case of measles since the 2019 outbreak, with a child in Oakland County testing positive for the.....»»

Category: newsSource:  thedailyguardianRelated NewsFeb 26th, 2024

DOLE-Davao exec calls on Congress to carefully study uniform daily wage hike bill

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) – The legislative push for a nationwide P100 to P400 daily increase for minimum wage earners in the private sector “must be compatible with the socio-economic conditions and purchasing power of each region,” an official from the Department of Labor and Employment – Davao Region (DOLE-Davao) said. “If Congress […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

Philippines- New Drug War Declared in Davao City - Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Sebastian Duterte, currently the mayor of Davao City, delivers a speech at a campaign rally in Davao City, the hometown of his father, then-President Rodrigo Duterte, May 10, 2019. 2019 Kyodo via AP Images (Manila) The mayor of Davao City in the Philippines, Sebastian Duterte, recently declared a new war on drugs, suggestive of the abusive campaign of his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, Hum.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 13th, 2024

12 people jailed over storming of legislature in 2019 protests

12 people jailed over storming of legislature in 2019 protests.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 17th, 2024

Jericho Rosales, Kim Jones buwag na niadtong 2019 pa

Si Jericho Rosales ug ang iyang asawa nga si Kim Jones nagkabuwag na niadtong 2019 pa. Kini gibutyag sa ilang suod nga higala ug ninong nga si Ricco Ocampo ngadto sa ABS-CBN News niadtong Lunes, Enero 29. Kini nagtapos sa dugay na nga hugon-hugon kabahin sa pagkabungkag sa ilang kaminyoon. Matud ni Ocampo nga si.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024

CSC affirms 2019 decision: Libre guilty of malpractice

CSC affirms 2019 decision: Libre guilty of malpractice.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

Lawyers file petition pushing Congress to enact law vs political dynasties

A group of lawyers on Tuesday filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to compel Congress to enact a law prohibiting political dynasties in the country......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 20th, 2024

Solons hail House Speakers leadership in Congress - manilastandard.net

Solons hail House Speakers leadership in Congress manilastandard.net.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 17th, 2024

Peru: Congress Runs Roughshod Over Rule of Law

(Washington, DC) - The decision by Peru's Congress on March 7, 2024, to arbitrarily remove two members of the National Board of Justice severely undermines judicial independence, the rule of law, and the protection of human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The Organization of American States (OAS) should convene a meeting of its Permanent Council to address ongoing attacks on judicial independence in Peru......»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

4th mode of Cha-cha

In 2013, then House Speaker Quezon City 4th District Rep. Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte Jr. first initiated a move to amend to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution by legislation – a law approved by Congress. Under Belmonte’s proposal, both chambers of Congress could vote separately to pass these economic amendments into law instead of a wholesale amendment of the Constitution......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 16th, 2024

Warrantless arrest on Jade Castro ‘baseless’ — FLAG chair

Diokno, who is also a law professor, said that the requisites for performing a warrantless arrest against Castro and the other accused are not met. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 10th, 2024

Ralph Recto sworn in as new Secretary of Department of Finance

House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto [link] was sworn in as the new Secretary of the Department of Finance on Friday, replacing the former Secretary, Benjamin Diokno, in a move that has been seemingly in the works for quite some time......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

Teachers urge Congress: Fund classrooms, not Charter plebiscite

he Alliance of Concerned Teachers on Thursday called on the House of Representatives to reallocate the budget earmarked for the proposed Charter change plebiscite toward constructing more classrooms amid the learning crisis......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 14th, 2024

Diokno’s back, but Bangko Sentral ‘not sure’ if Ralph Recto will sit in its powerful Monetary Board

'There’s an appointed secretary of finance but me personally, I’m not sure if the secretary of finance will sit as a member of the Monetary Board,' says BSP Deputy Governor Eduardo Bobier.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 20th, 2024

Diokno proud to leave DOF in better state of affairs

"I am proud knowing that I will be leaving my post at a time when the Philippine economy, in general, and the DOF, in particular, are in a better state of affairs than when I inherited them.".....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 12th, 2024

EDITORIAL - Cabinet changes

Validating rumors that have been circulating since late last year, former Batangas congresswoman Vilma Santos-Recto confirmed yesterday that President Marcos is replacing Benjamin Diokno with her husband, House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto as secretary of finance......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 11th, 2024

Charter Day bonus for Cebu City gov’t employees ‘still pending’

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Charter Day bonus for Cebu City government employees is still subject to deliberation, meaning there is no definite final date yet as to when it will be given. Councilor Noel Wenceslao, chairman of the Committee on Budget and Finance, has confirmed that Supplemental Budget 1, which includes allocations for the.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 28th, 2024

Low subsidy forces LRTA to cut budget for train rehab

The Light Rail Transit Authority is cutting its budget for the restoration of trains to make the most of the lower subsidy given to the agency this year......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 25th, 2024