Philippine building collapse shows need for building law: solon
Reports on Sunday said the nine-story building in Angeles City collapsed, with 26 of the 47 individuals reportedly inside rescued. However, four individuals have been confirmed…
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House justice panel finds probable cause to impeach Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte
The House committee on justice has found probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, after three clarificatory hearings on the two complaints under the panel’s…
Philippine audit commission disallows P375M in Office of the VP’s secret funds
This is because they were not justified, lacked supporting documents, and were disbursed by unauthorised personnel, documents shared by Rep. Terry Ridon on Monday showed.
Philippine VP office’s 2022 secret funds spent in 1 day, not 11 days: key witness in Sara Duterte impeachment
The witness said four large dark bags were unloaded from the vehicles: three were dark and one was light-colored, each containing around P30 million to P35 million.
State Palace confirms Philippines got 700,000 barrels of crude oil from Russia
The consignee supposedly is Petron Corp., the Philippines’ sole oil company that operates its own refinery.
In the Philippines, shorter mall hours seen to save energy amid Middle East crisis
Shortening the operating hours of malls and other commercial establishments by two to three hours may be necessary to save energy as supply remains uncertain due to the Middle…
Maybe it’s time to revisit oil deregulation law — Filipino congressman
Rep. Miro Quimbo said the Lower House should check on possible amendments to Republic Act No. 8479 or the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998, which liberalised the…
Philippine House panel approves travel tax abolition bill
An official said that while programs funded by travel tax collections are important, financing should come directly from the national budget.
Philippines may lose over US$2.2 billion in 2026 if excise tax suspended starting May
An official also noted that estimated losses could be higher if excise tax suspensions begin in March or April and if crude oil prices rise further, since VAT collections are…
Philippine House panel declares 2 impeachment cases against VP Sara Duterte sufficient in substance
This allowed the proceedings to move forward.