Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate withdrew his co-authorship of the tax reform package bill under the Duterte administration that seeks to lower income tax rates but imposes oil excise taxes.
Human rights advocates drummed up the call for the release of political prisoners anew days prior to the fifth round of formal talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
The beneficiaries of the city’s 840 unit housing project will be selected through a lottery, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said Monday, May 22.
Progressive lawmakers are planning to file a resolution to probe on the alleged human rights violations committed by the military against the residents of Barangay Dominga in Calinan district, this city.
President Rodrigo Duterte left for Russia on Monday afternoon, May 22 for a four-day state visit in said country.
Research group IBON, in a recent statement, welcomed the recent move by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte in rejecting the official development aid from the European Union.
Seven examinees from the University of Mindanao topped this year’s Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) in secondary level or junior high school.
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines calls for the government to expand a fast, free and voluntary screening of the Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome for the general public.
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines reiterated their stand that only when reforms on economy and politics are in place can there be negotiations on the end of the armed struggle waged by communists.
Anakpawis Representative Ariel Casilao downplayed the graft complaint filed against Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano, calling it a desperate move after the successful reinstallation of agrarian reform beneficiaries in the land area caught in tug of war between farmers and the Lapanday Foods Corporation.
