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Press Release Cooperatives Development Officer Act Signed into Law On Tuesday, the Palace signed into law Republic Act 11535 or the Cooperatives Development Officer Act, which amends the Local Government Code of 1991 to authorize the creation of the Cooperatives Development Officer (CDO) as a mandatory position in all local government units. "This has been such a long-awaited bill by our cooperative sector, so I thank the President for signing it into law," said Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, principal sponsor of the measure, and also the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Coo...

THE STANDARD By Amos Kareithi | February 27th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Kenyans protest after being conned by pyramid schemes. After waiting for years, the High Court on Thursday dashed the hopes of victims of multi-billion shilling pyramid schemes to recover their money. Today, the Saturday Standard Senior Reporter Amos Kareithi reveals how thousands of gullible investors were lured into the schemes that promised quick, handsome returns but ended in premium tears. The plan was meticulous. Not a single shot was fired yet bank vaults emptied faster than the masterminds could make the sign o...

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 17) - The ratification of a proposed tax reform and third reading approval of the amendments to the anti-money laundering law are among the Senate’s priorities as it resumes session on Monday. In a statement, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said the chamber will also focus on the ratification of the coconut levy trust fund bill and the bill seeking to simplify the procedure and requirements in granting land deeds to farmers. The Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises, which is the second package of the Tax Reform for...

House now has 30 deputy speakers enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 14) - The number of deputy speakers in the House of Representatives has increased to 30, just two months after Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco assumed the House leadership. The chamber on Monday elected Cavite Rep. Strike Revilla as deputy speaker during the plenary session. The deputy speakership is one of the top posts in the chamber. A deputy speaker has a voice and a vote in all committees. Since Velasco took over last October, some allies of then Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano have bee...

Rep. Strike Revilla The brother of Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. relinquished his former position as chairman of the House Committee on Housing and Urban Development to become deputy speaker. The total number of speakers now stand at 30, the most in Congress history since the position was created in 1995 by then Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. A debate on the real number of deputy speaker continues to rage as it could not be ascertained whether or not Las Pinas Rep. Camille Villar is still considered one.  She declined the appointment  hours after it was called out on the floor last mont...