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
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
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
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
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
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
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
MANILA, March 21 -- House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez said the World Economic Forum's (WEF) forecast that the Philippines can become a USD2-trillion economy in the next decade is a mil... Read More
MANILA, March 21 -- A House leader on Thursday said Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officials behind the recruitment of Chinese nationals as auxiliary members should face accountability. Chinese nationa... Read More
MANILA, March 20 -- A priority bill reforming the property valuation and assessment in the country is awaiting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s signature to become a law following its ratification by ... Read More