Governance News
University heads fight Con-ass move
24 July, 2018 at 08:00
Several university presidents and hundreds of professors and scholars from various schools on Wednesday expressed their opposition to amending the 1987 Constitution through a constituent assembly…
[OPINION] DOTr approves NAIA Consortium
23 July, 2018 at 17:00
One of President Duterte’s promises during his campaign is to fervently help the poor. This can only be achieved by making the Philippines more inclusive through effective transportation connectivity in our country.
Business cites issues ahead of 3rd SONA
23 July, 2018 at 13:00
Businessmen will perk up their ears as President Rodrigo R. Duterte delivers his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) today amid improvements in state finances as well as perceived mounting overheating and political risks
DOF: Investors’ tax perks reach P376B in...
23 July, 2018 at 10:49
Tax incentives given away to investors – in turn, foregone revenues for the national government – totaled P376 billion from 2015 to 2016, such that the head of the Duterte administration’s economic team…
JFC statement on Senate Resolution no. 73
18 July, 2018 at 16:50
STATEMENT FOR HEARING OF SENATE ECONOMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE RE THE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT ACT OF 1989 RA 7142, as amended…
South-east Asia faces trade war fallout
18 July, 2018 at 10:06
A US-China trade war risks doing severe collateral damage to south-east Asia’s biggest emerging economies.
Cha-cha lacks Senate support
13 July, 2018 at 15:12
There is not yet enough support in the Senate for amending the Constitution for a shift to federalism, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Wednesday.
[OPINION] ‘Outdated’
5 July, 2018 at 13:00
In a small private school near my home, where tuition is affordable enough even for low-income families, pupils are taught robotics in first grade.
[OPINION] Mindanao’s murky future
4 July, 2018 at 12:00
It appears a foregone conclusion that the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), once enacted, will be a step backward from the existing Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, leading to an “ARMM-minus” outcome, rather than “ARMM-plus.”
Committee approves draft federal charter
4 July, 2018 at 10:18
The Philippines on Tuesday took a step closer to becoming a federal state as the consultative committee tasked by President Rodrigo Duterte with proposing changes to the 1987 Constitution…
Federated regions will each control 60B-65B
3 July, 2018 at 13:00
The President’s consultative Committee (Con-com) reviewing the 1987 Constitution estimates that each of the 18 federated regions will have P60 billion to P65 billion in financial resources when the country shifts to a federal system under the draft of…
[OPINION] No more business as usual?
2 July, 2018 at 15:45
Now that almost all classes are open and the monsoon season is on, the traffic jams are back to their worst. For sure I’m not the only one who, while my car is crawling along the traffic-choked streets, muses about things that are just the stuff of our dreams…
[OPINION] Crossing the line
2 July, 2018 at 11:37
It’s the strength – and some would say weakness – of the Christian faith that a president of the republic can call God “stupid” without worrying about violent retaliation.
Key Cabinet officials outline priorities to boost...
27 June, 2018 at 11:17
DECONGESTING the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) is one of the priorities of the Duterte administration to improve the “customer experience” and support growth in the tourism sector.
