Banana producers laud passage of MEDA bill
The distinctively Mindanoan enterprise that is the Philippine export banana industry, yesterday lauded the priority attention extended by both houses of the Philippine legislature...
House to ratify VAT exemption for elderly Pinoys
Speaker Prospero C. Nograles last week said senior citizens should now look forward to an early Valentine’s Day gift -- the passage of the...
The RH Bill and the Totality of Truth (1): Anathema and Anguish
Part I“Truth comes neither in parcels nor partitions; truth is integral, total.” St. Thomas More, Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation, 1535House Bill (HB) 5043...
Election training among teachers to be intensified
With less than 100 days before election day, the Association of Concerned Teachers (ACT) partylist is set to intensify its own initiated voters’ education...
Re-align GMA PR budget to CAFTA info drive: Ople
FORMER Labor undersecretary Susan Ople has urged the government to re-align its advertising and public relations budget for trumpeting the achievements of the Arroyo...
NP ‘senatoriables’ top SWS survey
Nacionalista Party senatorial candidates topped the December 27-28 special survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS), which was privately commissioned by Rep. Ronaldo Zamora....
NGOs, media push for info freedom law
A group of non-government organizations with representatives from the media and academe is calling for speedy action by the House of Representatives to pass...
PDIC pushes for bridge banking
The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) is introducing bridge banking as an additional liquidation mode for closed banks in its proposed amendments to the...
Noynoy presents economic stand
Liberal Party standard bearer Senator Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III presented his vision for the Philippine economy at the Makati Business Club’s (MBC) general...
NGOs in drive vs aerial spraying not accredited
Non-government organizations involved in the campaign against aerial spraying in the banana plantations and may be getting foreign funding in the process are reportedly...