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Credit to Author: Jose Rodel Clapano| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The national government should not subsidize the one percentage point increase in the monthly contribution of members of the Social Security System since there is no provision for it under the 2025 national budget, Baguio City Rep. Mark Go said yesterday.

Credit to Author: Jose Rodel Clapano| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

BHW party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co said over the weekend that 35 people died per day, or 12,690 died yearly, due to road crash incidents in the country.

Credit to Author: Jose Rodel Clapano| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The quinta committee of the House of Representatives will investigate the cartels on pork, chicken and vegetable once Congress resumes its regular session this week, according to Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda.

Credit to Author: Elizabeth Marcelo| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Sandiganbayan has acquitted six former officials of the Philippine Rice Research Institute of graft charges in connection with their approval of an allegedly anomalous P15.78-million car plan for employees in 2009.

Credit to Author: Sheila Crisostomo| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The National Council on Disability Affairs is eyeing to implement a unified identification system for people with disabilities to put a stop to the illegal and unscrupulous use of PWD IDs.

Credit to Author: Bella Cariaso| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Several citizens’ groups will proceed with the filing of a petition before the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of the P6.326-trillion budget, saying the decision of President Marcos to veto certain provisions of the General Appropriations Act did not address at least four “unconstitutional” provisions of the 2025 GAA.

Credit to Author: Elizabeth Marcelo| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

For faking her own death, assuming false identities and repeatedly fleeing from authorities, the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan maintained that businesswoman Mary Ann Tupa Maslog, who also goes by the name Jesica Sese Francisco, must remain in detention despite facing a bailable offense of graft in connection with the P24-million textbook scam in 1998.

Credit to Author: Daphne Galvez| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has  identified the name used by self-confessed former Davao Death Squad hitman Edgar Matobato that enabled him to slip out of the country.

Credit to Author: Janvic Mateo| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Self-rated poor Filipino families significantly increased last year despite indicators showing that they have already lowered their living standards, the fourth quarter survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.

Credit to Author: Brix Lelis| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Motorists should brace for another round of fuel price hikes next week amid strong consumer demand and low oil supply in the global market.