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A new bill at the House of Representatives wants the government to respond faster when large-scale economic shocks hit. Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez is pushing the proposed RESCUE Act, which would create a standing system for emergency economic action
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Leila de Lima | Source: GMA Integrated News
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China says it is open to reviving joint oil and gas talks with the Philippines, but only if Manila shows 'sincerity' as the energy crunch deepens.
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The House justice committee opened the formal hearing stage of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte with a sweeping set of subpoenas aimed at gathering testimony and paper records. Based on Rappler’s report, lawmakers approved requests that cover not just the Vice President
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the worsening global oil crunch could push the Philippines and China to revisit possible joint gas development in the South China Sea. In an interview cited by the report, Marcos said the current energy crisis may serve as an 'impetus' for both sides
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Vice President Sara Duterte skipped Wednesday’s House Committee on Justice hearing, but lawmakers pushed ahead anyway as they examined the impeachment complaints filed against her. Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said the panel would continue its work even without Duterte physically present. According to the report, the committee is trying
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After sitting in political limbo for decades, the Freedom of Information push in the Philippines is finally showing real movement in Congress under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration. Rappler reported that a House substitute bill has already cleared committee level, while the Senate’s People’s FOI Act passed
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The Department of Foreign Affairs tried to calm concerns on Monday after questions surfaced over a proposed update to the maritime cooperation deal between the Philippine Coast Guard and the China Coast Guard. The DFA said the planned memorandum will not cover sensitive operations, so hindi ito usapang joint patrols
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Senate leaders are asking Malacañang to seriously study whether the Philippines should postpone hosting this year’s Asean Summit, matapos lumabas ang estimate that the job could cost more than P17 billion.
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The Commission on Elections is warning that the 2026 BARMM parliamentary polls could get a lot more expensive if fighting in the Middle East keeps pushing fuel prices higher. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said election costs may climb by as much as 25 percent under the cur
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Former senator Sonny Trillanes IV filed a new cyber libel complaint on Monday before the Department of Justice, going after 18 men identified as “ex-Marines” along with several SMNI hosts. The case stems from accusations that he supposedly delivered bribe money to the Internation