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LIBANAN HITS NO FRANCHISE REQUIREMENT FOR TELCOS

House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan has thumbed down the proposal of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to scrap the legislative franchise requirement for telecommunications companies. “There is absolutely no way that Congress will give up its power to closely supervise the telecommunications sector, which is heavily imbued with public interest,” […]

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LIBANAN SLAMS CHED FOR SHELVED SENIOR HIGH PROGRAM

The controversy over the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED’s) discontinuance of the senior high school (SHS) program in state universities and colleges (SUCs) betrays the lack of a well-defined roadmap, House of Representatives Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan said. “It has become apparent that the CHED from the start never had a […]

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RICE PRICE CAPS SHOULD STAY, SAYS LIBANAN

“The government should keep the caps on rice costs as long as these are needed to safeguard consumers against price shocks and counteract potential illegal acts of price manipulation, profiteering and hoarding.” House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan said as he urged the government “to do everything it can to insulate consumers, […]

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PH ECONOMIC GROWTH AT RISK BY EL NIÑO — LIBANAN

The Philippines is on track to lead its Southeast Asian neighbors in economic growth and jobs creation in the months ahead, but severe El Niño weather conditions could pose a significant risk, House of Representatives Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan said. “Government should spare no effort in mitigating El Niño’s adverse impact […]