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Senator-elect and Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero said he would like to see the speedy passage of the government’s P5.2-trillion spending package for 2023 to pump prime the economy and provide the much-needed assistance to small businesses and the agriculture sector still hurting from the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Matagal ko nang sinasabi na […]
Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero is asking the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to present its contingency plan in case of a power outage during the May 9 voting, and the period of counting and canvassing. With power supply barely keeping up with demand during the summer months, Escudero said the COMELEC cannot leave anything to chance […]
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on a bill increasing the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) capitalization from P50 billion to P200 billion and strengthening its regulatory powers. “The bicameral conference committee adopted en toto the Senate version except for one amendment. They removed the tax provision that will go to the […]