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With the prospect of no face-to-face classes for the next school year still looming, a group advocating for quality education is hosting a webinar featuring Education Secretary Leonor Briones on what the country should expect for the school year 2021-2022. The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list will hold the “SY 2021-2022: What […]
Senator Joel Villanueva called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue to recall Revenue Regulation 5-2021 (RR 5-2021) that imposes a tax rate of 25% on private schools – a big jump from the previous 10% – because it is was based on an erroneous interpretation of a newly enacted law. The BIR, in releasing RR […]
Senator Win Gatchalian moved for the conduct of inquiry in the Senate on the recent spate of rotational brownouts in Luzon in the hope of providing a long-term solution to electricity supply shortages especially during the summer season. “This is a critical situation and I would like to request the Department of Energy to get […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a bill to strengthen the involvement of Filipino youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship. Senate Bill No. 2231 will mandate all provincial and city governments to establish Youth Agricultural Hubs that will provide more opportunities and engage the youth in agripreneurship. “Sa kabila ng pagbagsak ng ekonomiya, nananatiling matatag ang sektor […]
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives is calling for a congressional inquiry into the “untimely conduct” of public biddings on government ports, sea terminals, and ports facilities by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) under its new terminal leasing and management rules and regulations. Oriental Mindoro Representative Alfonso Umali Jr. filed House Resolution 1822, which […]
“For all of its benefits, the internet has a dark side; it makes gambling accessible to those who are most susceptible to the addictive power of gambling: the young, the weak, the poor, and the uneducated.” This was the stern warning given by Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr., who in […]
Longtime anti-gambling advocate and House Deputy Speaker Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. has called for an inquiry into online cockfighting––popularly known as e-sabong––and other forms of internet gambling, and in a privilege speech on Wednesday evening questioned the legality of e-sabong operations that gross as much as 1.8 billion pesos in bets per day. According to […]
An 840-meter long access road worth P38 million that has been officially opened to motorists is anticipated to decongest heavy traffic in the commercial district of Legazpi City in Albay. Crossing through high-rise buildings, the newly-opened road provides easy access to malls, convention centers, and the grand terminal located at the fast-growing business hubs. City […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the proposed amendments to Republic Act 10742 or the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Reform Act of 2015, which seeks to revitalize youth participation in governance. Senator Sonny Angara, the chair of the Committee on Youth and the principal author and sponsor of Senate Bill 2124, said the measure […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to further strengthen the Joint Congressional Energy Commission (JCEC) and remove its expiration period. Voting 22-0-0, the Senate passed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2220, also known as the JCEC Enhancement Act, which is aimed at enhancing the powers and functions of the commission, […]