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Self-rated poverty, hunger down in Q1 2024: OCTA

Manila, April 23 -- A new OCTA Research survey found that fewer Filipino families rated themselves poor and hungry in the first quarter of 2024. According to the Tugon ng Masa survey conducted from M... Read More


PH to get share of $8.1-B US emergency aid package

Manila, April 23 -- The Philippines' inclusion in the proposed USD8.1 billion aid package of the United States House of Representatives would help strengthen the country's defense capabilities, especi... Read More


PBBM's visionary leadership driving positive change, progress in PH

Manila, April 19 -- Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his inclusion in TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2024", citing the Philippine leader's ... Read More


CPD: Drop in PH fertility rate presents economic opportunities

MANILA, April 6 -- The drop in fertility rate below the replacement level at this time presents economic opportunities in the Philippines by increasing the working-age population, which would support ... Read More


DFA urged to lobby for pardon of convicted overseas Filipinos

MANILA, April 2 -- The chairperson of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs on Tuesday urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to lobby for the pardon or commutation of sentences of ov... Read More


Bill seeks safe ports for Filipino fisherfolk in WPS

MANILA, April 2 -- The House of Representatives will push for a bill that will establish fishing shelters and ports in nine occupied maritime features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the Philippi... Read More


Tax breaks for stores offering bigger goods discounts to seniors eyed

MANILA, March 26 -- A lawmaker on Tuesday appealed to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to consider granting tax credits to supermarkets and other retail outlets required to give price cuts in conj... Read More


House leader wants to lower tollway rates in Skyway Stage 3

MANILA, March 25 -- The chairperson of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development on Monday recommended reducing tollway rates at the Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 to alleviate traffic congestion a... Read More


Filipinos in Kuwait urged to avail of visa amnesty program

MANILA, March 25 -- A lawmaker on Monday encouraged Filipinos in Kuwait to avail of the Kuwaiti government's visa amnesty program, which allows people with expired visas to rectify their status by set... Read More


'No permit, no exam' prohibition law has safeguard for private schools

MANILA, March 21 -- A leader of the House of Representatives said Wednesday the law prohibiting the "'no permit, no exam" policy would relieve disadvantaged students of financial constraints and allow... Read More