Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 05:45:04 +0000
In the incoming 18th Congress, the Senate will have two committees devoted to education, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 07:53:21 +0000
It would be better if Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto would continue his term as the Senate president for the 18th Congress given his leadership style.
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 05:22:35 +0000
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian admitted on Sunday that if the bill on the tobacco tax hike would not be passed into third and final reading within this week, it may not be signed into law.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 04:49:10 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday expressed confidence that Congress could still pass a measure that will raise the excise tax on tobacco products before it adjourns on June 7.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 21:16:05 +0000
Even as politicians admit that dynasties erode the principle of checks and balances in government, the anti-political dynasty law
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 05:14:08 +0000
The Senate committee on energy opened an inquiry into the unexpected brownouts recently experienced by several towns and cities in Luzon.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 07:44:48 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — “There can be no winners here if ever President Rodrigo Duterte decides to veto the 2019 budget.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 07:03:33 +0000
A bicameral conference committee on Thursday approved the Murang Kuryente bill, which seeks to reduce the cost of electricity in the country.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:45:24 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang should urge the leaders of the House of Representatives to promptly transmit the ratified 2019 budget for President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 04:15:04 +0000
The perennial traffic on Edsa could still be addressed even without emergency powers granted to President Rodrigo Duterte.
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