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Ferdinand Marcos - Win Gatchalian - Press Release - Statement of Sen. Win Gatchalian on the President's commitment to free higher education - legacy.senate.gov.ph - Philippines

Press Release - Statement of Sen. Win Gatchalian on the President's commitment to free higher education

I thank President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. for his commitment to continuing the provision of free higher education in our public universities and colleges. His commitment affirms the principle we held when we pushed for the passage of the free higher education law under Republic Act No. 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act: that education is an investment and not a burden to the Filipino people.

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Bella Cariaso - Rosendo So - Arnel De-Mesa - NFA to import rice only as last recourse – DA - philstar.com - Philippines - city Manila, Philippines

NFA to import rice only as last recourse – DA

MANILA, Philippines — Allowing the National Food Authority to import rice is a last option for the government, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said yesterday amid opposition from farmers’ groups to return the NFA’s power to source the staple outside the country.

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Mayen Jaymalin - NCR wage board sets pay hike consultations - philstar.com - Philippines - city Manila, Philippines

NCR wage board sets pay hike consultations

MANILA, Philippines — The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in the National Capital (NCR) has set public consultations for the next round of pay hikes.

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Elizabeth Marcelo - Justice - International - Court grants Sereno’s petition to junk tax liabilities - philstar.com - Philippines - city Manila, Philippines

Court grants Sereno’s petition to junk tax liabilities

MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has granted the petition of former chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno seeking to nullify the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)’s assessment of her supposed tax liabilities from 2011 to 2016 amounting to P8.8 million.

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Delon Porcalla - Jude Acidre - Solve vote-buying problem first, Comelec told - philstar.com - Philippines - county Del Norte - city Manila, Philippines

Solve vote-buying problem first, Comelec told

MANILA, Philippines —  Instead of granting the Commission on Elections additional powers that could regulate candidates’ use of social media, the Comelec should focus on addressing the perennial problem of vote-buying first, Lanao del Norte Rep. Khalid Dimaporo said Wednesday.

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Edcel Lagman - Delon Porcalla - Divorce bill hurdles House 2nd reading - philstar.com - Philippines - city Manila, Philippines

Divorce bill hurdles House 2nd reading

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives approved on second reading on Wednesday several pieces of legislation, including the controversial absolute divorce bill that the Catholic Church has vehemently opposed for decades.

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Rhodina Villanueva - PhilHealth defends contribution rates - philstar.com - Philippines - city Manila, Philippines

PhilHealth defends contribution rates

MANILA, Philippines — Defending its current contribution rates, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. yesterday said PhilHealth’s existing premium contribution rates are based on what is mandated by law.

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Jonathan Malaya - Jay Tarriela - Eduardo Ano - Wang Wenbin - International - Philippines to tighten guard at locations in South China Sea - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - Philippines - Malaysia - Vietnam - China - Taiwan - Washington - Brunei - city Beijing - city Manila

Philippines to tighten guard at locations in South China Sea

MANILA/BEIJING: The Philippines said on Monday it would keep a closer guard on reefs, shoals and islets in its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, alarmed by reports of new reclamation activities by China, which Beijing denied. The Philippine Coast Guard said on Saturday it had deployed a ship to Sabina Shoal on the Spratly archipelago, where it accused China of building an artificial island, having documented what it said were piles of dead and crushed coral on the sandbars.

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