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Senate terminates 2020 budget debates, eyes approval next week

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 08:26 PM

The Senate on Wednesday approved the government’s P4.1-trillion budget for 2020, about a month before the chamber suspends its sessions for the yuletide holidays. Read more »

PH lawmaker wants to ban vaping in public places

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Updated as of Nov 18 09:22 PM

Herrera says it is important to regulate e-cigarettes in the same way that the Philippines regulates regular cigarettes. Read more »

Lawmaker wants to bar kids under 13 from using social media, set half-hour limit

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Posted at Nov 14 06:37 PM

Under the bill "Social Media Regulation and Protection Act of 2019," social media companies in the Philippines are required to "strengthen its features restricting users under 13 years of age." Read more »

Singil sa kuryente ng Meralco tataas ngayong Nobyembre

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Updated as of Nov 07 08:47 PM

Nag-abiso ang Meralco na magkakaroon ng dagdag-singil sa kanilang bill ngayong buwan ng Nobyembre.  Read more »

Taas-singil sa kuryente sa Nobyembre nagbabadya

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Updated as of Oct 30 05:53 PM

Nagbabadyang muling tumaas ang singil sa kuryente ng Meralco sa Nobyembre, ayon sa tagapagsalita ng kompanya. Read more »

Protesta sa Hong Kong, ano ba ang dahilan?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 08:41 PM

Mahigit apat na buwan na ang malawakang rally sa Hong Kong. Para maunawaan ang dahilan ng kilos-protesta sa Hong Kong, panoorin ito. Read more »

Hong Kong extradition bill officially killed, but move unlikely to end unrest

Jessie Pang and Twinnie Siu, Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 04:35 PM

Hong Kong's legislature on Wednesday formally withdrew planned legislation that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, but the move was unlikely to end months of unrest as it met just 1 of 5 demands of pro-democracy protesters.   Read more »

Pagbabawas ng mga holiday sa bansa, isinusulong sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 03:09 AM

Isinusulong sa Kamara na bawasan ang bilang ng non-working holidays sa Pilipinas. Pero tinutulan ito ng grupo ng mga manggagawa. Read more »

Labor group says no other jobs for workers who might be displaced by CITIRA bill

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Posted at Oct 17 11:11 PM

The Philippines' biggest labor group warned there are no other jobs waiting for workers who may be displaced by the Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Rationalization (CITIRA) bill. Read more »

Bill filed in Senate to legalize motorcycle taxis

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 03:17 PM

Under the proposed Land Transportation and Traffic Code, motorcycles will be classified as vehicles for hire, instead of being limited to private or government use. Read more »

Small, medium enterprises unsure how CITIRA bill will impact existing incentives

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Posted at Oct 17 12:15 AM

It's not just exporters and manufacturers that are worried about the effects of the second tax reform package. Read more »

Fil-Chinese businessmen urge Congress to pass CITIRA bill by year-end

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 11:12 PM

A group of Filipino-Chinese businessmen calls for the immediate passage of the second tax reform package. Read more »

DOF thanks PEZA for supporting CITIRA bill

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Posted at Oct 15 11:09 PM

Former opponents became allies. Read more »

Hong Kong's metro, legislature open but more protests planned for weekend

Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 11:25 AM

Hong Kong's metro operator opened all stations on Friday for the first time in a week ahead of another round of anti-government protests at the weekend, while the city's legislature began its first session since protesters stormed the building in July. Read more »

PEZA: Infighting among economic managers not helping investments

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 10:21 AM

Philippine Economic Zone Authority head Charito Plaza is confident her fellow economic managers will now be more open to proposals from the private industries to make the second tax package more palatable to investors.  Read more »

PEZA drops bid to exempt locators from corporate tax reform

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 09:49 PM

The Philippines' main investment promotion agency has dropped its demand to exempt the firms under it from a bill seeking to limit tax perks.  Read more »

Carlos Celdran tapat sa adbokasiya hanggang sa huling sandali

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:17 PM

Hanggang sa huling sandali ng kaniyang buhay, nasa isip ni Carlos Celdran ang kaniyang mga adbokasiya.    Read more »

Got a car? Get parking, too: Pimentel wants unassailable proof-of-parking space bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:05 AM

MANILA—Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III wants to make sure that the proposed proof-of-parking space law will stand constitutional scrutiny. Read more »

'Pagkuha ng ATM card ng partner maaaring mauwi sa pang-aabuso'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 08:44 PM

May panukala sa Kamara na ituring na isang uri ng pang-aabuso ang pagkuha ng ilang misis sa ATM card ng kanilang mga mister. Read more »

Hong Kong leader says no plan to use emergency powers for other laws

Clare Jim and Noah Sin, Reuters
Posted at Oct 08 12:14 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday her administration had no plans to use colonial-era emergency powers to introduce new laws, after a long weekend of violent protests saw widespread defiance of a ban on face masks. Read more »