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The Department of Energy proposal for the passage of a bill that would grant the agency authority to suspend the collection of excise tax on petroleum products has won the support of key members of the House Committee on Energy. Oil price hike holdup Chaired by Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo,

Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday, Oct. 26 urged leaders of the House of Representatives to prioritize the passage of a bill that seeks to repeal the law imposing excise tax on oil products. Makabayan bloc2 House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and ACT Teachers Par

SAYING continued oil price hikes may cause price shocks in December, lawmakers on Tuesday asked Congress to immediately repeal the excise tax on oil products. House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and Assistant Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Representative France Castro, in separate statements, questioned…

Fifty-three new party-list groups have been granted registration by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB Based on the list released by the poll body on Monday the groups granted registration for the May 2022 polls as of Oct. 20, 2021 are: Photo courtesy Comelec The Comelec also

Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate has assailed anew the decision of power distributors to impose an increase in electricity rates this month, saying that the unabated adjustments will render useless government’s bid to attract investors. ELECTRIC METERS Zarate said that as

The House of Representatives Committee on Labor and Employment, under its chairman 1-Pacman Partylist Rep. Enrico Pineda, approved a House resolution calling for the ratification by the country of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190 (Violence and Harassment Convention, 2919

An opposition leader in the House of Representatives welcomed on Wednesday, Oct. 20 the recommendation of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to grant his department authority to suspend taxes on fuel to address rampaging increase in prices. Gasoline pump picture Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna

"It is part of the press' vital role in a democracy to seek transparency and accountability from government and the SALN is just one of the many effective tools we can use against corruption."

For Neri Colmenares, the past five years under the Duterte administration have made him more resolved to stand for his principles. This despite the relentless red-tagging with his photos plastered in several cities, inviting harm to one of the country’s leading human rights lawyers.

In the 2019 midterm polls, groups affiliated with the Makabayan bloc, except for one, saw diminished votes. Now, the government wants them disqualified.