Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:14:42 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will meet with leaders of Congress today, Tuesday, to break the impasse that has stalled the passage of the 2019 national budget. In a press conference, Palace…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:16:55 +0000
THE National Unity Party, the second biggest political party at the House of Representatives, endorsed on Monday former Foreign Affairs secretaryAlan Peter Cayetano as its next Speaker in the 18th Congress. “The NUP…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:44:01 +0000
OPPOSITION senatorial candidates were firm in their position against the death penalty amid moves in government to reinstate it to reduce crime rate in the Philippines. Free Legal Assistance Group…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 08:35:35 +0000
SPEAKER Gloria Macapagal Arroyo welcomed the signing into law of the rice tariffication bill, which seeks to ensure food security and ease inflation in the country. “I am happy that…READ
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