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BiCam ‘compromise’ sets P17.1 billion for NTF-ELCAC, BDP in 2022
THE Bicameral Conference Committee of the two branches of Congress has finally reached a compromise on the budget next year of the National Task…
Mayor Rody, SBG, formalize poll withdrawal
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go, on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, formalize their withdrawal as senator and…
‘Let us not forget our heroes’– Eleazar
FORMER Philippine National Police director general, Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to reconsider its…
Smuggled sugar, fake cigarettes seized in Subic, NCR
ALERT Bureau of Customs officials at the Port of Subic headed by Coll. Maritess Martin last December 7, 2021, apprehended a shipment of sugar…
‘I no longer consider myself as presidential candidate’—SBG
WHILE he is yet to formally cancel his certificate of candidacy (COC), Sen. Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go, reiterated his call to his and President…
Angara earns praises for change of mind over BDP funding
SENATE Finance Committee chair, Sen. Edgardo ‘Sonny’ Angara, may no longer be blamed by his colleagues seeking re-election next year for their…
Senate sets hearing on smuggling, etc.
THE Senate is to convene itself as a ‘Committee of the Whole’ to investigate anew the issue of smuggling and other customs-related issues, including…
RA 11479: What are its salient points?
Editor’s Note: The Supreme Court, during its en banc session last December 7, 2021, upheld the constitutionality of the majority of the provisions…
‘UniTeam’ of BBM, Sara, readying own Senate lineup
The ‘UniTeam’ of former senator, Ferdinand ‘Bongbong/BBM’ Marcos Jr., and Davao City mayor, Sara Duterte, is now in the thick of finalizing their…
Supreme Court upholds Anti-Terrorism Law
THE Philippine Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutionality of RA 11479, otherwise known as the ‘Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020,’ except for two…