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The Senate says in its resolution that the move is seen as a further affirmation of the Philippines' commitment to human rights

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By a 21-0-0 vote, the Senate on Tuesday, Jan. 25 approved on third and final reading a resolution agreeing to the Philippines' accession to a United Nations (UN) convention seeking to prevent and reduce statelessness. Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Rel

“Accession to the 1961 Convention affirms the Philippines’ strong commitment to human rights, pursuant to Section 1, Article II of the 1987 Constitution, which provides that ’[t]he State values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights’ and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which the country voted in favor of,” Senate Resolution  964 read.  

Follow this thread for updates from the Cordillera Administrative Region, which comprises the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province. As of the 2015 census, the region has around 1.7 million residents.

SPEAKING OUT My good friend and fellow BPI director, Romy Bernardo, recently shared with me a 10-point policy wish list for the incoming president. According to Director Bernardo, who served as finance undersecretary during the Cory and Ramos presidencies, the wish list was put together by experts

While presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo agrees that more foreign investments are needed to improve public services in the country, she wants to make sure that there are safeguards for Filipino investors in the recently-passed bill that will allow foreign ownership of public services.

Foreign businessmen hailed the approval of Senate Bill 2094, which seeks to amend the Public Services Act (PSA), saying the amendments will match policies that Philippine peers in ASEAN already have. 53335 In a statement, the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) expressed optimism that the game changin

The Senate, by a 19-3-0 vote, on Wednesday, Dec. 15 approved on third and final reading Senate Bill 2234 that sought to amend the 85-year-old Commonwealth Act (CA) 146 ,or Public Service Act. ’We have amended a law that dates back to the Commonwealth era. Hence, it could be said that this is perhap

If the bill becomes law, foreigners can fully own telcos, airlines, domestic shipping firms, railways, and subways in the Philippines