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Senator Imee Marcos has proposed that special exams be held for Education graduates barred from taking the licensure exams for teachers this June and in September. Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, said that job creation and income relief were being delayed by the decision of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to […]
Senator Imee Marcos is calling for a one-year suspension of the value-added tax (VAT) on oil products amid lingering economic difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Marcos, who chairs the Senate committee on economic affairs, noted another price hike by oil companies that reached per liter increases of P1.15 for gasoline, P0.60 for diesel, and […]
Lawmakers called for a national evaluation policy that will ensure evidence-based budgeting for all government programs and the accountability of civil servants. “Clearly there has been limited attention, budgetary support, provision of personnel for monitoring and evaluation and only lip service has been given all these years to M&E (monitoring and evaluation),” Senator Imee Marcos, […]
Senators lauded the guilty verdict handed down by a Quezon City court against several members of the Ampatuan clan who were involved in the massacre of 57 people – including 31 members of the media, in Maguindanao in 2009. “Justice won today,” Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto said in a short statement. Senator Joel Villanueva […]
The increase in Grab fares by more than double the rates that riders are accustomed to suggests that the digital ride-hailing company is “playing games with the riding public’s patience,” Senator Imee Marcos said. Marcos explained that based on Grab’s pricing commitments to the government, the company is supposed to cap its fare increases this […]
Senator Imee Marcos has started moves in the Upper House to investigate the water concession contracts and accomplishment records of Manila Water and Maynilad Water Services. Marcos has filed Senate Resolution 259 to examine which provisions in the original and extended concession agreements were contrary to government interests and why the two water companies have […]