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Editorial: Tooth and nail

All existing telco laws must be integrated into one to avoid conflicting provisions when legislators pass the Open Access in Data Transmission Bill. “Organizing outdated laws on telecommunications in one comprehensive law will prevent conflicting provisions,” stressed Atty. Ariel Tubayan, Globe

BusinessWorld May 27, 2021 | 6:45 pm In our column two weeks ago, “Imminent existential threat, or outright fiscal meltdown?” ( BusinessWorld, May 14, 2021) we indicated that unless the military and uniformed personnel pension system is overhauled, the sponsor of the bill, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda underestimated its outcome. It’s not just an existential threat, but rather an outright fiscal meltdown. There is another fiscal downside risk and the National Government’s (NG)...

Press Release Senator Joel Villanueva Chairman, and by understanding it is established." (Proverbs 24:3) Mr. President, distinguished colleagues: It is an honor to be given this privilege to sponsor a bill that has become a center of the nations attention over the past couple of months, a piece of legislation that will chart the future of the global Filipino. After five hearings, marathon hearings, of the Committee on Labor jointly with the Committees on Civil Service, Foreign Relations and Fi...

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 19) — A measure easing requirements for foreign retailers by lowering the required paid-up capital hurdled the Senate on Wednesday. Senate Bill 1840 - which seeks to amend the Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 2000 - was passed on third and final reading, with 20 lawmakers in favor and no negative vote or abstention. The measure is seen to aid the countrys economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic by inviting more foreign enterprises to inves...

Covering Campaign Finance: The Philippine Experience Campaign finance is an important, if not the most important aspect, of any electoral exercise. One’s capacity to run for office is largely hinged on their access to resources. BY KAROL ILAGAN AND FLOREEN SIMON May 9, 2021 | 07:00:00 AM   This is a chapter in the book Media Reporting of Elections in Asia published and released by the Asian Net...

Following the money: PH media lessons for the 2022 polls Campaign finance is an important, if not the most important aspect, of any electoral exercise. One’s capacity to run for office is largely hinged on their access to resources. BY KAROL ILAGAN AND FLOREEN SIMON May 9, 2021 | 04:00:00 PM   This is a chapter in the book Media Reporting of Elections in Asia published and released by the Asian ...

Following the money: PH media lessons for the 2022 polls Campaign finance is an important, if not the most important aspect, of any electoral exercise. One’s capacity to run for office is largely hinged on their access to resources. BY KAROL ILAGAN AND FLOREEN SIMON May 9, 2021 | 04:00:00 PM   This is a chapter in the book Media Reporting of Elections in Asia published and released by the Asian ...

BusinessWorld May 9, 2021 | 6:31 pm VECTORJUICE/FREEPIK The logic is simple. All other things being equal, the price increases as supply of the particular good decreases. Alternatively, all things being equal, the price decreases as supply increases. Similarly, all else being equal, the price of the good increases as demand increases. And the price decreases as demand goes down. That is the law of supply and demand. An old joke goes that a national leader once wanted to repeal t...

The Philippines ’ top diplomat has apologised for a foul-mouthed rant on Twitter in which he told China where to go – after being informed that only the president can use curse words. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jnr issued a public apology on Tuesday (April 4) to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi for a tweet in which he called China...