Marcos rejects tariff reduction on rice
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos rejected yesterday a proposal to temporarily cut the tariff on imported rice to lower the prices of the food staple, citing projections that global prices would decrease.
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Congress goes on break, vows passage of budget
MANILA, Philippines — Congress went on recess yesterday even as Senate President Francis Escudero gave assurance that the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 will be passed on time.
Alan, Migz in shouting match
MANILA, Philippines — Tensions ran high at the Senate late Tuesday night after Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri and Alan Peter Cayetano traded barbs over a resolution seeking the inclusion of enlisted men’s barrios or Embo barangays in the Taguig and Pateros legislative districts to prevent disenfranchising registered voters in the 2025 elections.
Acorda photos with key POGO players bared
MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Benjamin Acorda Jr. has been invited to the next hearing of the Senate investigating crimes linked to Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs).
Senate panel passes OP budget in minutes
MANILA, Philippines — A Senate panel passed the P10.506-billion proposed budget for 2025 of the Office of the President (OP) in less than 10 minutes on Monday.
Oust-Chiz rumors swirl in Senate
MANILA, Philippines — Barely four months after a Senate leadership change, rumors are circulating of another coup to oust Senate President Francis Escudero.
Gatchalian backs executive session on ex-PNP chief’s POGO ties
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is willing to support calls for an executive session to get details about a former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) allegedly on the payroll of illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO).
‘Ex-PNP chief may have helped Alice Guo escape’
MANILA, Philippines — A former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) may have been bribed to help dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo escape, a Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) official told senators yesterday.
Enhanced weather forecasting urged
MANILA, Philippines — With the Philippines ranked as the most disaster-prone country in the world, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri has urged the government to prioritize upgrading the state weather bureau for more accurate and timely weather forecasts to enhance disaster preparedness and management.