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MANILA, Philippines — In time for International Women’s Month, a rare painting by Anita Magsaysay-Ho was auctioned off last weekend by auction house Leon Gallery for the benefit of the artist scholars of Asian Cultural Council (ACC), formerly the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Foundation.
Millions of people claiming their State Pension can look forward to an inflation-busting boost next month when payments rise by 8.5 per cent from April 8. Under the wages growth measure of the Triple Lock policy, those on the full New State Pension can expect an annual increase of £902, while those on the full Basic State Pension will see an uplift of £692.
The Senate on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, ratified the harmonized version of a measure doubling the teaching allowance for public school teachers, also referred to as "chalk allowance," from P5,000 to P10,000.
Mr. President, as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, I wish to place on record my sincerest gratitude to my dear colleagues for supporting the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution Number 20 under our Committee Report No. 201 concurring with the Presidential Proclamation No. 404 which grants amnesty to former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New Peoples Army - National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).
The Senate on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, approved on third and final reading three local bills creating district engineering offices, which will make "public service, through public works, more accessible to the people."
Following the Senate's concurrence with Presidential Proclamation No. 404, some 3,000 former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) are expected to avail of the amnesty granted by Malacanang, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada today said.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Four humanitarian organisations on Tuesday said they were suing Denmark to get it to stop its weapons exports to Israel.
MANILA, Philippines — A human rights alliance called on Germany and the Czech Republic to raise concerns about the continuing extrajudicial killings in the Philippines with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during his visits to the Central European nations.