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MANILA, Philippines — Former Ilocos Sur governor Luis “Chavit” Singson renewed his offer to provide electric jeepneys at much lower prices to enable marginalized drivers to comply with the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP).
MANILA, Philippines — The “Young Guns” at the House of Representatives on Friday lambasted Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III for questioning the chamber’s budget this year, saying he was just diverting the issue from the costly New Senate Building project in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig.
A good friend messaged me yesterday citing food inflation numbers as well as the overall pulse of experts on what is to come. But for his part, my friend was concerned about the domino effect of food inflation for Filipinos.
MANILA, Philippines — With still unresolved differences over Charter change and absolute divorce, another word war has erupted between certain members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, this time over the use of public funds.
MANILA, Philippines — Households within the franchise coverage of power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) can expect an increase of P0.6436 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in electricity bills this month.
MANILA, Philippines — Electricity concessionaire Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said that it will implement an uptick in power rates for the month of June.
The Conservative Party manifesto confirms that a General Election win on July 4 will see the introduction of the ‘Triple Lock Plus’, a new measure that will ensure the Personal Allowance - which has been frozen at £12,570 since April 2021 - rise in-line each year with the Triple Lock. This guarantee would mean that the Personal Allowance is always higher than the maximum rate of the New State Pension, which is now worth £11,502 annually.
From the get-go, this project has been hounded by controversy. Why do 24 senators need to move out of the spacious building owned by the Government Service Insurance System, and into brand-new digs in an area with one of the country’s steepest property prices?