Internal problems at the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) will not affect the coco levy fund.
President Rodrigo Duterte is returning to the Philippines on Monday together with more than 150 distressed overseas Filipino workers who were granted amnesty by the Saudi government.
Health Secretary Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial believes that failure on the part of Mighty Corporation to pay taxes will have an impact, not only on the economy of the country but also to the health programs and services of the government.
As peace talks between the government and the communists will focus on free land distribution, a militant farmers group urged Congress to pass a new agrarian reform law.
A Philippine senator said the social reform agenda being proposed by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is feasible and could be funded by the national budget.