‘Court of Tax Appeals a shield vs state abuses’
THE Court of Tax Appeals serves as a safeguard against abuse of tax power by the State, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo said last week.
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House to prioritize okay of ‘25 budget
THE House of Representatives will focus on approving the proposed national budget for 2025 during the third and last regular session of the 19th Congress, Speaker Martin Romualdez said yesterday.
Philippines says China poses 'existential' threat in South China Sea
The Philippines faces an «existential issue» from Beijing's threats in the contested South China Sea and will not back down from asserting its claims despite Chinese «bullying», its defence secretary has said.
Hearing on NCR wage hike bids set June 20
THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (NCR-RTWPB) will hold this week a public hearing on minimum wage adjustment for workers in the private sector to give due course to at least three wage hike petitions.
Boxers Petecio, Paalam to carry Philippine flag in Paris
MANILA, Philippines — Boxers Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio, both silver medal winners in the last Olympics, have been named as flag-bearers for the Philippine contingent to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
PhilHealth improves benefit package for dengue patients
MANILA, Philippines — Amid the Department of Health (DOH)‘s warning of a possible increase in dengue cases, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said patients admitted for the viral infection can avail themselves of an increased benefit package.?
EDITORIAL - The high ground
The last thing opponents of former president Rodrigo Duterte should want is to have accusations hurled back at them about gross human rights violations. This, however, is happening now as the administration comes down hard on Apollo Quiboloy, pastor of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
The decline of SCOTUS
Former Chief Justice Art Panganiban has written how his awe and reverence for the nine-person Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) have turned to dismay and desolation largely because of “what I believe are unethical, if not illegal, practices of its incumbents, such as receipt of enormous sums as royalties, speaking fees, gifts from friends, paid vacations with private yachts and private planes in exclusive hotels, hobnobbing with the rich and famous in private clubs and, lately, partisan political bias.”