House leaders on Wednesday said they are eyeing to increase the P65 weekly limit on discounts on groceries and food supplements for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). Expressing concern over the current meager P65 weekly discount for seniors and PWDs on their groceries, Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez asserted…
Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos (File photo) MANILA - Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte First District Representative Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos on Tuesday said the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement would help boost the local industries, particularly the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). In his sponsorship speech, Marcos said the trade deal's ultimate goal of regional economic integration would be beneficial to MSMEs, as well as the electronic and borderless trade. "The RCEP agreement is a manifestation of the member countries' resolve to hasten the opening of markets, reinforce regional economic integration, commit to an inclusive and rules-based multilateral trading system, and most importantly, contribute to the world efforts of salvaging plummeting economies due to the Covid-19 pandemic," Marcos said. "The (economic) integration will strengthen the economic and equitable
Speaker Martin Romualdez has expressed full support for the immediate ratification by Congress of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement.
The committee on trade and industry of the House of Representatives has approved a bill to protect the intellectual property rights of Filipino creative artists and help bolster the country’s economic recovery.
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