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Speaker Cayetano To Push For Federalism Via National Budget

Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said the House of Representatives would continue its push for federalism through the proposed 2021 national budget to help poor...

Speaker Cayetano Dares Velasco To Retain Committee Chairmanships

Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano challenged Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco to issue a categorical statement that he will not change the standing committee chairmanships...

Pres. Duterte’s Stance On VFA Termination ‘Unchanged’

President Rodrigo Duterte would not be swayed by anyone to overturn his decision to revoke the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and...

Lowest Rice Prices Since 2013 Attributed To Tariffication Law

The average price of regular milled rice has slid to its lowest since 2013 after implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law, National Economic and...

DA Renews Call To Traders To Stop Selling ASF-Infected Hogs, Meat

As more cases of African swine fever (ASF) were seen in Camarines Sur, Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Wednesday appealed to hog raisers anew...

DOLE To ‘Reposition’ Aid Programs Amid Covid-19 Threat

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is preparing to reposition some of its financial programs to sectors that might be affected by the...

Chopper Carrying PNP Chief Crashes In Laguna

A helicopter carrying Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Archie Gamboa and several ranking police officials crashed in San Pedro, Laguna on Thursday morning. "Gamboa...

House Oks On 2nd Reading Dep’t On Overseas Filipinos

The House of Representatives approved on second reading a bill creating the Department of Filipino Overseas and Foreign Employment. The chamber passed via voice vote...

DOLE Sec. Bello: No Massive Employment Loss Among OFWs

There is no massive loss of employment of overseas Filipino workers amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) threat, the Department of Labor and Employment...

Cops With Normal BMI Up 11%

The number of police officers who have complied with the policy on maintaining a normal body mass index (BMI) has increased by 11 percent. Data...