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'No stimulus, no vacation': Solon says special sessions needed to pass economic stimulus packages

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 06:36 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte should call for special sessions of the Congress to pass an economic recovery plan and the pending corporate tax reform bill needed to boost the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, a lawmaker said Thursday. Read more »

Lawmakers seek creation of PH virology institute

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 02:35 PM

Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have filed measures for the creation of virology institute in the Philippines as the country battles the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

House bills na tutulong labanan ang epekto ng pandemya sa ekonomiya tinalakay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 07:16 PM

Umusad na sa Kamara ang 3 panukalang batas na tutulong sa pamahalaan para makontra ang masamang epekto sa ekonomiya ng COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Maliliit na negosyo sapul sa panukalang buwis para sa higanteng online sites: eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 09:00 PM

Masasapul ang maliliit na negosyanteng umaasa sa online selling sa panukalang mangolekta ng buwis sa tinatawag na "digital economy." Read more »

Digital economy tax 'critical' as consumers shift to virtual channels: Dominguez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 05:28 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Friday tax for digital services such as e-commerce and video streaming platforms is "critical" as consumers turn to digital in the post-pandemic the new normal. Read more »

Netflix, Facebook and Google to get taxed under Salceda bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 11:00 PM

Netflix, Spotify, Facebook, Google and other global internet companies that do business in the Philippines will be subject to the value added tax and other duties under a bill filed by Albay Rep. Joey Salceda. Read more »

Albay has zero deaths after Ambo onslaught: Salceda

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 01:44 PM

An "appropriate" combination of coronavirus precautionary measures, and disaster response helped Albay province evade deaths during the onslaught of Typhoon Ambo, a lawmaker said Friday. Read more »

Albay completes cash aid distribution to poor families: Salceda

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 12:05 PM

The province of Albay in Bicol has completed the distribution of the first tranche of cash aid to all qualified beneficiaries in the area, 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda said Friday. Read more »

ABS-CBN closure will lead to more coronavirus infections: Salceda

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 11:45 AM

MANILA - A lawmaker on Wednesday said the National Telecommunications Commission’s move to close ABS-CBN network will lead to more novel coronavirus infections in the country. Read more »

ABS-CBN closure 'a distraction' as Philippines seeks to save jobs from COVID-19: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 07:49 AM

MANILA - The government's move to force ABS-CBN Corp off air is a "distraction" while Congress scrambles to protect jobs as businesses struggle to survive during the coronavirus pandemic, a lawmaker said Wednesday.  Read more »

Collect unpaid taxes before greenlighting POGOs: House tax-writing panel chair

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 06:03 PM

Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, said allowing POGOs to go back to business will be an opportunity for the Philippines to earn "free money to fund healthcare."  Read more »

Salceda bats for 2-week extension of Luzon lockdown after April 30

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 01:37 PM

A House leader on Monday pushed for another 2-week extension of Luzon's enhanced community quarantine, saying the reopening of the Philippines' most populous island despite the continuous spread of the coronavirus "would be willful neglect." Read more »

Lugi sa ekonomiya posible umanong umabot sa higit P1 trilyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 09:47 PM

Posibleng umabot ng higit P1 trilyon ang ilalaan ng gobyerno para buhayin ang ekonomiya matapos itong malugi dahil sa krisis sa COVID-19. Read more »

Albay lawmaker Salceda bats for 2-week extension of COVID-19 lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 11:03 PM

Salceda said the Philippines is nowhere near its peak of confirmed COVID-19 cases, and that lifting the lockdown “prematurely” may result in worse problems afterward.  Read more »

Albay Rep. Salceda calls for 2-week extension of Luzon lockdown

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 09:16 PM

House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda is calling for an extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine over Luzon.  Read more »

Malacanang asks Congress for emergency powers to address coronavirus crisis

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 23 12:46 AM

Malacanang is asking Congress to declare a national emergency and grant special powers to President Rodrigo Duterte to address the crisis spawned by the novel coronavirus. Read more »

Philippine economy could take P1.16-trillion hit from COVID-19 work stoppage: Salceda

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 12:58 PM

Work stoppages in the Philippines most populous island group due to the coronavirus pandemic could result in P1.157 trillion in economic losses, an economist-turned lawmaker said Sunday. Read more »

‘No work, no pay’ laborers trudge despite virus threat

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 11:09 PM

Wary shoppers rushed with carts filled to the brim at a Quezon City supermarket Monday afternoon, as news went around of an impending large-scale quarantine of the entire Philippine island of Luzon to contain a fast-spreading coronavirus. Read more »

House leader asks for Duterte to call Congress special session over COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 02:20 AM

Congress, upon being convened in special session, adopt the special powers contained in House Bill No. 6096, which is more commonly known for creating the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but also creates a comprehensive health emergency management framework. Read more »

Utos na ipagbawal ang tricycle sa mga highway inalmahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 08:28 PM

Umaalma ang ilang grupo ng tricycle drivers at operators sa utos ng Department of the Interior and Local Government na ipagbawal ang mga tricycle sa mga national highway at major road.  Read more »