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MANILA, Philippines — The Senate is seeking an investigation on the lapses of the Social Security System in collecting payments from delinquent contributors, Sen. Grace Poe said yesterday as she filed a resolution calling for a probe on reported inefficiencies within the SSS.
The US House of Representatives recently passed the Laken Riley Act, with support from both Republicans and Democrats. The Senate will now vote on the measure and, if passed, it will be signed into law. It is named after Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was murdered by an illegal immigrant who was in the US unlawfully after having previously been apprehended by Border Patrol but released into the US.
The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) ended 2024 on a positive note–citing the passage of its priority legislation covering areas on agriculture, financial services, and tax reforms.
Q: Ano nga po ba ang pangunahing layunin ng SB 1979? At bakit po mahalaga na maipasa ito sa Kongreso?
MANILA, Philippines — Delays in several power infrastructure projects nationwide are not entirely the fault of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), an energy official said Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Joel Villanueva is hopeful the bill seeking to extend Manila Electric Co. (Meralco)’s legislative franchise will be approved before the end of the 19th Congress.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's navy will be on standby to help protect the island's undersea telecoms cables and deal with suspicious vessels, the defense minister said Thursday, after a Chinese-owned ship was suspected of damaging a cable.
Senator Risa Hontiveros (SRH): Magandang umaga po sa ating lahat.