Xave Gregorio
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Zubiri seeks P150 nationwide minimum wage hike
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri filed a bill that seeks to increase minimum wages of private sector workers nationwide by P150, citing the urgency to ease the effects of red-hot inflation that hit a 14-year high in January. → Read More
As House’s Cha-cha chugs on different track, Robin insists on econ tweaks for now
But Sen. Robinhood Padilla says his stance may change if people in his regional consultations beginning March 2 in Davao City would be in favor of con-con and opening other provisions to amendments or revisions. → Read More
Jinggoy Estrada – who concurred in ICC treaty – wants Senate to oppose tribunal’s probe
During the 15th Congress, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada was among the 17 senators who voted for the concurrence of the Senate to the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court, alongside President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. → Read More
Marcos says Cha-cha ‘not a priority for me’
As some lawmakers pushed to amend the Constitution to ease what they called “restrictive” economic provisions, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Charter change is not among his priorities. → Read More
Villanuevas in Congress move to delay SOGIE Equality Bill
Hontiveros would have wanted to conduct another hearing on the SOGIE bill to give more time to evangelical groups to speak, but the majority decided to refer the measure to the rules committee for "further study." → Read More
Maharlika fund bill reaches Senate through Mark Villar
Senate Bill No. 1670 is an identical copy of the House’s third reading version and does not contain the “reengineering” that Rep. Joey Salceda (Albay) previously mentioned. → Read More
Transport officials now deny calling air traffic management system ‘outdated’
After having called the air traffic management system that failed on New Year’s Day “outdated,” transport officials claimed before a House of Representatives panel that they never characterized the equipment as such. → Read More
Remulla son walks free after acquittal in P1.3M drug possession case
Juanito Jose Remulla III, son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, was freed from detention Friday after a Las Piñas court acquitted him of possession of illegal drugs amounting to P1.3 million. → Read More
Abalos calls on top cops to resign as ‘shortcut’ to cleanse ranks of illegal drugs
Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos characterized his appeal for top cops to submit their resignations as a “shortcut” to the “lengthy” judicial process of filing cases in court and securing convictions against those involved in the drug trade. → Read More
Officials aware 'outdated' air traffic system could fail. What was done about it?
Transport officials had expected that the supposedly outdated air traffic system controlled by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines would eventually conk out. → Read More
CPP founder Joma Sison dies, 83
The Communist Party of the Philippines announced that its founding chairperson Jose Maria Sison died Friday night after a two-week confinement in the hospital. He was 83. → Read More
Marcos signs P5.268-T outlay for 2023, his administration's first full-year budget
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law the P5.268-trillion budget for 2023, the first full-year outlay under his administration which he called a “Christmas gift” from lawmakers. → Read More
With Marcos certification, House hastily approves Maharlika Investment Fund
From filing to approval on third reading, it took the House just 17 days to deliberate on the Maharlika fund bill which lawmakers claimed they were not railroading. → Read More
Philippines told: Decriminalize abortion, legalize divorce, pass anti-discrimination law
The UN Human Rights Committee is pushing for the Philippines to pass a flurry of legislative reforms aimed at keeping the country in line with an international treaty on civil and political rights. → Read More
UN rights panel tells Philippines to amend Anti-Terrorism Act
The UN Human Rights Committee is asking the Philippines to amend portions of the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act so it can be compliant with an international treaty on civil and political rights. → Read More
UN human rights body to Philippines: Cooperate in ICC probe
In a recent 13-page report, the UN body composed of human rights experts said the Philippines should “strengthen its cooperation with the international human rights mechanisms as well as the ongoing investigation by the International Criminal Court.” → Read More
US VP Kamala Harris to visit Philippines in November
US Vice President Kamala Harris will be visiting the Philippines in November to strengthen ties between Washington and Manila, the White House said. → Read More
‘Middleman’ in Lapid slay died from suffocation by plastic bag, second autopsy reveals
One of the alleged middlemen in the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid “died from suffocation by means of a plastic bag over his head,” according to results of the second autopsy performed Wednesday by top forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun. → Read More
Journalists grapple with audience distrust, hostility driven by disinformation
Lamenting that audiences have not only lost trust but have become adversarial towards journalism, journalists at this year’s Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar struggled to find solutions and answers to this existential problem faced by the profession which they partially blamed on disinformation. → Read More
Gamaliel Cordoba, key figure in ABS-CBN shutdown, is new COA chairperson
Gamaliel Cordoba, who headed the National Telecommunications Commission when it ordered ABS-CBN Corp. to shut down its free TV operations after its legislative franchise expired last May 5, 2020, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Commission on Audit. → Read More