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PH needs own CDC amid coronavirus outbreak: lawmaker

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Updated as of Jan 30 11:17 AM

MANILA - A lawmaker is pushing for the creation of a new Philippines Center for Disease Control and Prevention would be country’s version of the United States’ CDC to address quick onset health hazards.  Read more »

PH needs P100-billion for Taal rehab - Salceda

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Updated as of Jan 16 08:23 PM

The Philippine government will have to spend as much as P100 billion to rehabilitate areas affected by the Taal Volcano eruption, a lawmaker said Thursday. Read more »

Wrong court: SC junks petitions vs MMDA provincial bus ban along EDSA

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 11:30 PM

The SC en banc dismissed 3 separate petitions filed by AKO BICOL PARTY-LIST, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda and Bayan Muna Party-list chair Neri Colmenares and others because they violated the high court’s doctrine of hierarchy of courts, based on excerpts of the Court’s December 3, 2019 resolution provided to the media on Friday. Read more »

Imported vape ban in effect, says solon

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Posted at Dec 09 03:54 PM

The Philippines has banned the entry of imported vape products, a leader of the House of Representatives said Monday.  Read more »

Salceda asked: Is Duterte admin authoritarian or authoritative?

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Updated as of Nov 19 04:50 PM

A lawmaker on Tuesday had to make a distinction after he put himself on the spot when he likened the Duterte administration to authoritarian regimes.  Read more »

'Exported jueteng': POGO taxes to raise P45-B for gov't, says lawmaker

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Updated as of Nov 19 12:20 PM

MANILA - A lawmaker defended Tuesday a bill that seeks to impose 5 percent franchise tax on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations as well as another 25 percent income tax on POGO workers. Read more »

'Imeldific, but reasonable': Salceda defends P55-M cauldron

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Updated as of Nov 19 11:53 AM

MANILA - Imeldific, but reasonable. This was how Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Salceda described the cauldron that would be used for the torch-lighting ceremony of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, which a lawmaker earlier said was extravagant. Read more »

Palace: Fresh emergency powers proposal for Duterte 'belated, no longer priority'

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Posted at Nov 16 02:32 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said such measure was "no longer a priority."  Read more »

Gov't expands infra project list to 100, insists program 'absolutely not' a failure

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 06:18 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has officially revised the list of flagship infrastructure projects under its Build Build Build program deferring some items which were deemed “not feasible,” an official said Wednesday.  Read more »

'Emergency powers' for Duterte to move 'Build, Build, Build' readied in House

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 03:36 PM

Malacañang on Thursday welcomed a lawmaker's proposed measure calling for emergency powers for President Rodrigo Duterte to fast track his Build Build Build program. Read more »

Lawmaker seeks to limit holidays to raise PH competitiveness, productivity

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Posted at Oct 19 02:32 PM

A Philippine lawmaker wants to limit the number of holidays to make the country more competitive and productive. But stakeholders are divided on the issue. Vivienne Gulla reports. Read more »

Too many holidays? Solon wants only 18 non-working holidays a year

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 07 05:12 PM

House Bill 5032 seeks to cut down the number of non-working holidays to 18 from the current 21 to 25. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Walking back the President’s words

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Posted at Sep 19 04:02 AM

The president caused another ruckus when he talked about the ambush of a former mayor. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

'Buwis sa petrolyo puwedeng alisin muna para taas-presyo di mabigat'

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Updated as of Sep 18 07:31 PM

Wala pang nakikitang dahilan ang Department of Finance para suspendihin ang buwis sa langis. Read more »

Third tax reform package hurdles House panel

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 03:00 PM

The third package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion or TRAIN targets real property valuation and reorganizes the Bureau of Local Government Finance. Read more »

Rep. Salceda proposes hike on Road Users' Tax

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 02:53 PM

The Motor Vehicle Users' Charge has stayed the same even as inflation accelerated by 91 percent, said Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, head of the House Ways and Means Committee. Read more »

Solon reminds Duterte to invoke measures protecting farmers as palay price falls

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Posted at Sep 04 06:25 PM

House Committee on Ways and Means chairman and Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda on Wednesday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to impose laws meant to protect local farmers from the influx of imported rice.  Read more »

Panukalang 2020 budget ibabalik na sa House committee

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Posted at Sep 03 09:26 PM

Matapos iatras, ibinalik na ng Kamara ang panukalang 2020 budget.   Read more »

Finance chief calls on Congress to pass budget on time

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Posted at Sep 03 07:18 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez on Tuesday called on Congress to pass the 2020 Budget Bill on time, after leaders of the House of Representatives earlier sparred over the measure.  Read more »

House to 'move forward' with budget bill, eyes passage before Oct break: Salceda

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Updated as of Sep 03 03:45 PM

Rival blocs in the House agreed to support Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano in getting the 2020 budget approved before lawmakers go on break on Oct. 5, House Committee of Ways and Means chairman and Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda told ANC.  Read more »