Rody to certify draft BBL as urgent measure
President Duterte vowed to certify as urgent the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law for its swift passage in Congress, saying he ...
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NEDA chief pushes for tax reform bill
The country could face a “dark age of infrastructure” if government’s priority tax reform bill does not get the congressional ...
President vows to sustain drive vs drugs, corruption
No impeachment complaint in Congress or a criminal case before an international court would deter President Duterte from sustaining his ...
Duterte questions exclusion of plunder, rape in death penalty
President Duterte said yesterday that he is curious why Congress removed plunder and rape from the list of crimes punishable ...
A Con-con at the start of the new administration
THERE are three ways by which amendments to the Philippine Constitution may be proposed. One is by Congress, upon a ...
Aquino to keep pushing BBL
Buoyed by the gains of the Mindanao peace process, President Aquino is not giving up the fight for the proposed ...
Fasttrack federalism shift
The shift to federalism of our country’s presidential government system seems now almost certain under the incoming administration. The current ...
LEDAC can help in carrying out so many needed changes
MANY changes are expected in the incoming Duterte administration. The new president will undoubtedly take immediate action on his campaign ...
No hard feelings vs LP defectors, says Aquino
President Aquino is not taking against some Liberal Party members their decision to switch allegiance to PDP-Laban party, the political ...
ConCon eyed for Charter change
An ally of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte is urging members of Congress to submit to the electorate the question of ...
Some changes will need Charter amendment
IN line with his campaign promise to stop crime and the spread of drugs in the country in three to ...
Giving CPP leaders gov’t positions, Duterte’s prerogative – Palace
It is up to incoming President Rodrigo Duterte to include communist leaders in his Cabinet but such appointment will have ...
Signing of farm tourism bill pushed
Senator Cynthia A. Villar urged the Aquino administration to sign a Congress-approved bill providing for the development and promotion of ...
PH stars who won and lost in 2016 elections
It pays to be a celebrity in the Philippines, especially during national elections. But some of them are not lucky ...
Manny endorses 1Pacman
Sports being the least of priorities for the country’s presidential candidates, eight-division boxing world champion and senatorial aspirant Manny Pacquiao ...
Senate bet wants to make ‘endo’ illegal
Senatorial candidate Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez wants to make the “contractualization” practice of companies illegal, saying that employers who keep ...