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George Garcia - COMMONSENSE - PI not a done deal yet - philstar.com - county Bay - city Manila, county Bay

PI not a done deal yet

The principal movers behind the signature-gathering for Charter change (Cha-cha) remain unfazed despite the latest Senate rejection to amend the country’s 1987 Constitution by people’s initiative (PI) mode. Buoyed by what they call as the “momentum” of their nationwide signature drive, the People’s Initiative for Reform Modernization and Action (PIRMA) reckons to get the mandated 12 percent of registered voters to sign up their Cha-cha petition within the next two to three months.

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Cheloy Garafil - COMMONSENSE - Cabinet musical chairs? - philstar.com - Philippines

Cabinet musical chairs?

A new landmark law took effect without the usual signing ceremony at Malacañang Palace. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM) signed on Friday Republic Act (RA) 11976, also known as “Ease of Paying Taxes Act.” As announced by Malacañang, this new law is expected to further improve the government’s tax collection efforts as well as “protect the taxpayers’ rights through digitalization.”

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Joe Biden - COMMONSENSE - Not a case of ‘revenge travels’ - philstar.com - Philippines - Usa - New York - state California - San Francisco, state California

Not a case of ‘revenge travels’

For the past two days, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) trumpeted about the gains from the foreign trips embarked on by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM). The PCO first reported PBBM’s 11 foreign trips for this year alone brought about P4 trillion worth of total new investments to the Philippines.

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El Niño - COMMONSENSE - ‘Water-proofing’ our future - philstar.com - city Manila

‘Water-proofing’ our future

Amid fears of the long dry period to persist due to the El Niño phenomenon, residents like us in Metro Manila can heave a sigh of relief for now. The water level in Angat Dam reached more than 213 meters on Friday. Despite breaching the targeted year-end level of 212 meters, we cannot remain complacent, due to the scorching El Niño that is expected to linger until the first half of next year.

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COMMONSENSE - ‘12 scams of Christmas’ - philstar.com - county Bay - city Taguig - city Manila, county Bay

‘12 scams of Christmas’

This holiday season, beware of falling victim to what have become notoriously called as “12 scams of Christmas.” Anti-cybercrime advocacy group ScamWatch Pilipinas, headed by Jocel de Guzman issued this advisory in the wake of rising incidents of online scams and fraudulent activities. De Guzman warned the public about the rampant and increasing attempts by scammers taking advantage of the Christmas season when people are in holiday mood and spirit of being generous and certainly awash with money.

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COMMONSENSE - Copycat terrorists - philstar.com - Philippines - Iraq - state Mindanao - Syria - Isil - county Christian - city Marawi

Copycat terrorists

It was saddening, not just disheartening, to realize terrorism remains deeply rooted in our country. It reared its ugly head again in the blasting of a Christian mass being held at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City last Sunday. By bombing the Christian mass held at the MSU gymnasium for the first Sunday of Advent, it obviously tried to convey religious differences when there were none at all.

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Rodrigo Duterte - George Garcia - COMMONSENSE - More risks than ease to do business in the Phl - philstar.com - Philippines

More risks than ease to do business in the Phl

There is no dearth of proposed legislations that were pushed in Congresses past to promote “ease of doing business” in the Philippines. In fact and in truth, many of these measures have been approved into law and are being enforced already.

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