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Senator Loren Legarda said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should address the need to bring about more equitable and sustainable economic development across the region and to promote stronger regional cooperation. Legarda said that the Philippines, as Chair of ASEAN 2017, has an excellent opportunity to steer ASEAN’s work in ways […]
A legislator representing the 14-million strong cooperative sector is leading the charge in efforts to convince Congress to retain the tax exemptions currently extended to the country’s close to 10,000 cooperatives. COOP-NATCCO Rep. Anthony Bravo said that while the coop sector supports the administration’s tax reform efforts, it opposes any move to repeal the […]
Senator Loren Legarda said that Filipinos, especially those in poor vulnerable communities, would benefit from the country’s accession to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change through the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Climate Change and Finance, made the statement as she joined delegates from other Asian countries at […]
Senator Sonny Angara has sought to grant tax incentives and other perks to foreign film makers should they shoot their movies here in the Philippines. The incentives are contained in Angara’s Senate Bill 1330, shortly titled, “Philippine Film and Television Tourism Act,” which, if enacted into law, will make locally-shot international movies huge “advertising […]
Amid a threat of another long dry spell called the El Niño, Secretary Manny Piñol said the Department of Agriculture “will lay down this early preparatory measures to protect the Filipino farmers and fishermen from its ill-effects.” He sounded the warning after the Australian Weather Bureau warned that the Pacific Ocean could warm up […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday congratulated the country’s 3,747 new lawyers and urged them to practice their profession in their home provinces so they could contribute to economic development where it is needed most. Pimentel, who obtained his law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law and topped […]
Senator Grace Poe today hailed the ingenuity of Filipino farmers behind the creation of the rice paddy art on a farm in Nueva Ecija which features the faces of two generations of Ang Probinsyano–her father, the late King of Philippine Movies Fernando Poe Jr. and actor Coco Martin. “Umaasa tayo na ang kahanga-hangang proyektong […]
The House committee on Muslim affairs has approved a substitute bill seeking to establish a Muslim Trade and Cultural Center in the City of Manila to generate better awareness and appreciation of the Muslim character and showcase the diverse Muslim culture through their traditional songs and dances. The committee chaired by Rep. Sitti Djalia […]
The House sub-committee on judicial reforms has approved a proposal to provide support for the surviving spouses and children of judges, justices and other judiciary officials who are killed intentionally while in the line of duty. The sub-committee chaired by Rep. Vicente Veloso (3rd District, Leyte) approved the proposal contained in House Bill 2683 […]
Senator Loren Legarda said she will convene a national dialogue for stakeholders on the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in the Philippines to ensure that the country prioritizes the right programs for funding and to involve the private sector and non-profit organizations. Legarda made the statement at the High Level Segment of the Green Climate […]