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House panel cites Quiboloy for contempt for snubbing SMNI franchise hearings

MANILA, Philippines — Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy has been cited for contempt for still refusing to attend the House of Representatives committee on legislative franchises hearing on the Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) issue. Surigao del Sur 2nd District Representative Johnny Pimentel moved to hold Quiboloy in contempt after the latter still failed.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024

House panel to start deliberations on wage hike tomorrow

The House committee on labor and employment will start tomorrow deliberations on various bills proposing wage adjustments amid the high inflation rate in the country......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 27th, 2024

First Gen puts up Jollibee Group’s largest solar panel

The Jollibee Group, through its subsidiary Zenith Foods Corp., has tapped the expertise of First Gen Corp., through Pi Energy Inc., to energize one-third of the food chain’s manufacturing facility with solar-powered electricity......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

Teacher career progression bill clears House panel hurdle

Public school teachers may soon have access to more advanced career opportunities and higher compensation after the House appropriations committee approved the unnumbered substitute bill for the proposed Teacher Career Progression Act on Tuesday. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

Senate resumes Cha-cha hearings today

As a Senate panel resumes today its second hearing on moves to amend the economic provisions of the Constitution, Sen. Francis Escudero is hoping everyone calms down, and the process can continue with respect from both chambers......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 11th, 2024

Pia becomes 1st woman to head Senate Blue Ribbon

Sen. Pia Cayetano has been elected as chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, becoming the first woman to head the panel in Senate history......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2024

EDITORIAL — The fourth worst

Here’s another problem that turns off foreign investors, and its solution does not call for amending the Constitution. Business class travelers – people with the type of money that can provide job-generating enterprises in the Philippines – have ranked the Ninoy Aquino International Airport as the fourth worst gateway in Asia and the Middle East......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

House panel OKs tax breaks for companies hiring senior citizens

Under the bill, companies hiring elderly workers can avail of a 25% tax reduction of the amount paid to salaries, wages and benefits and trainings for senior citizens. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 19th, 2024

Senate summons ex-cop tagged in beauty queen’s disappearance

A Senate panel has ordered the issuance of a subpoena against a police official and his driver over the disappearance of beauty queen Catherine Camilon......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 28th, 2024

PetroGreen to install rooftop solar panel in Mapua MCM

PetroGreen Energy Corp. has signed an agreement with Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao for the installation of a 360-kilowatt-peak solar rooftop power in the Davao City campus......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

House panel Oks proposed POGO ban

Efforts to ban Philippine offshore gaming operators in the country have gained ground at the House of Representatives after a committee yesterday approved two measures on this......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

Jollibee hastens shift to renewable energy

The Jollibee group has tapped Lopez-led First Gen Corp. for the food conglomerate’s largest solar panel installation to date......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

House panel to summon Quiboloy, warns of arrest

The House of Representatives committee on legislative franchises yesterday decided to issue a subpoena to Pastor Apollo Quiboloy with regard to the defiant stance of his Sonshine Media Network International despite a temporary shutdown order for violations of its legislative franchise. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

Senate reworks vetoed Bulacan ecozone bill

A Senate panel tackled yesterday a proposed measure that would “cure and address” the proposal to create the Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone vetoed by President Marcos on his first full day in office......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 1st, 2024

PSA turns over 2022 CBMS data to the local government of the municipality of Pintuyan, Southern Leyte

The Philippine Statistics Authority and its Provincial Statistical Office (PSO Southern Leyte), turned over the 2022 Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) results to the Local Government of the Municipality of Pintuyan, Southern Leyte......»»

Category: newsSource:  samarnewsRelated NewsFeb 18th, 2024

The deal of the century

That is how San Miguel Corporation’s takeover of the operations and management of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in the next 25 years turns out to be......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

House panel exposes irregularities in Dermalog joint venture

The House Committee on Transportation, chaired by Antipolo City 2nd District Rep. Romeo Acop, has accused Dermalog, the foreign IT provider for the Land Transportation Office, of deceiving the government and its joint venture partners in the P3.14 billion Land Transportation Management System project......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

House panel considering monthly pension for retired Olympians

The House youth and sports committee on Wednesday considered a legislation that would provide retired Filipino olympians with a lifetime monthly pension of at least P15,000 — an amount that a lawmaker said would honor the athletes’ lifetime of “perseverance and sacrifice.”.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

A year from now, it’s election time again

In the observance of World Press Freedom Day, Ambassador Laure Beaufils of the United Kingdom sponsored a panel discussion on “information environment in the context of elections” in the Philippines and elsewhere in the world......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

House panel OKs P89 billion for seniors’ universal social pension

A universal social pension measure has gained a foothold after a House of Representatives committee yesterday approved the budget allocation for the benefit......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024