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"That freedom of expression is not absolute." A city council has approved a resolution declaring comedienne Ai-Ai delas Alas and controversial director

MANILA - The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) denied the petition of an independent contracting firm questioning the deficiency tax sought by the local government of Pasig City"for lack of merit". The CTA Second Divisionturned down the petition filed by Service Resources Inc. after it was issued a notice in 2012 by the Pasig City Treasurer's Office for under declaration of gross sales from 2008 to 2010. The firm,which provides personnel management services nationwide, was billed PHP9.45 ...

FINDING ANSWERS All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school – and conversely, an inability to read slams that gate shut. Beyond this, when children cannot read, it’s usually a clear indication that school systems aren’t w

President Duterte has pardoned a former municipal mayor in Northern Samar, who was ousted last year for nepotism.

Senator-elect Francis Escudero(File photo) MANILA - Returning Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero will bat for full local government autonomy, saying it needs to be addressed first before a shift to a federalism is tackled. In an interview with a news channel on Monday, Escudero said he will initiate strengthening the Local Government Code during the 19th Congress. He said the national government interferes too much with matters that should be dealt with by local governments alone. "M...

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency requested local governments to enact ordinances mandating the establishment of drug-free

South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. (Photo courtesy of South Cotabato PIO) KORONADAL CITY - South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. has vetoed the amended Environment Code Ordinance that sought to lift the open-pit mining ban in the province. In a press conference Friday, Tamayo said he was quite surprised that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) "quickly" approved the amendments to the ordinance during a session on May 16. He was out of the country when a majority of the SP ...

Liloan, Cebu Mayor Christina Garcia Frasco. (File photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here has welcomed the appointment of Liloan, Cebu Mayor Christina Garcia Frasco as the next department secretary saying that her experience will strengthen the capacities of local government units in tourism development and promotion. Eastern Visayas Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said on Tuesday the regional office is "happy with the choice of President-elect Ferdi...

Semirara Mining and Power Corp., the listed integrated energy company of the Consunji family, has remitted P5.9 billion in royalty payments to the Department of Energy, the highest in its corporate history.

(File photo) MANILA - Government employees will now be receiving a night shift differential pay, according to a new law signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. Republic Act (RA) No. 11701, signed by Duterte on April 13, grants a night shift differential pay to government employees including those in government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) working between the hours of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. "Government employees occupying position items from Division Chief and below, or their equivalent,...