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THE local chain of the coffee shop Starbucks has suspended its illegal move to limit the 20 percent discount and exemption from the 12 percent value added tax of senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) as a committee of the House of Representatives opened its investigation into the failure of business establishments to comply with existing laws mandating the grant of discounts to the elderly and disabled.
ALBAY Rep. Edcel Lagman yesterday said the separate efforts by the House of Representatives and the Senate to review and introduce amendments to the Constitution will most likely lead to the opening of the country’s economy and land to foreign ownership.
SPEAKER Martin Romualdez yesterday called for a motu proprio House investigation into reports that some senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) are being denied discounts as provided under existing laws, as he reminded business establishments to comply with the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 9994, or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, and RA 10754, or the Act Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of PWDs.
DRIVERS need to earn at least P6,000 to as much as P7,000 daily to pay for the amortization of modernized jeepney units under the public utility vehicle (PUV) or jeepney modernization program, Rep. Bonifacio Bosita (PL, 1-Rider) said yesterday.
ALBAY Rep. Edcel Lagman yesterday said administration lawmakers allegedly “buying” signatures for the people’s initiative petition to amend the Constitution have violated the Omnibus Election Code.
PRESIDENTIAL son Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos yesterday called for a review of the franchise of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) following the island-wide power outage in Panay Island, as well as other parts of Negros, last January 2.
THE P5.768 trillion national budget for 2024 is unconstitutional because of the insertion by lawmakers of P449.5 billion unprogrammed funds which President Marcos Jr. did not veto when he signed the General Appropriations Act (GAA), a leader of the opposition at the House of Representatives said yesterday.