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(File photo) MANILA - The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on third and final reading a measure providing for the development of sustainable cities and communities in the country. With 243 affirmative votes, 3 negative votes, and no abstention, the chamber passed House Bill 6715, which seeks to mandate all cities and municipalities, classified as urban, to conform with and implement plans, programs, and activities guided by Ambisyon 2040, as well as the Philippine Standards for Sustainable Cities and Communities. Speaker Martin Romualdez said the proposal aims to create neighborh...

Senator-elect Robin Padilla (File photo) MANILA - It is high time to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution to attract more foreign investments in the country, Senator-elect Robin Padilla said on Saturday. In a Facebook live, Padilla said relaxing the economic restrictions in the country would help the Philippines catch up with its neighboring countries. This, as he lamented that the "60-40" ownership rule that is enshrined in the Philippine Constitution merely benefits the oligarchs. "Oras na para tanggapin na natin itong ating mga foreign investment. Papasukin ...

Senator-elect Robin Padilla (File photo) MANILA - It is high time to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution to attract more foreign investments in the country, Senator-elect Robin Padilla said on Saturday. In a Facebook live, Padilla said relaxing the economic restrictions in the country would help the Philippines catch up with its neighboring countries. This, as he lamented that the "60-40" ownership rule that is enshrined in the Philippine Constitution merely benefits the oligarchs. "Oras na para tanggapin na natin itong ating mga foreign investment. Papasukin ...

(File photo) MANILA - An official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Friday urged the faithful to share their blessings and help those in need, especially the poor, as a way to express their devotion ahead of the Holy Week. In an interview with Church-run Radio Veritas, CBCP president and Caloocan bishop Pablo Virgilio David said charity towards the poor is the most important penance that can be undertaken for the annual observance. He also said forms of physical sacrifice such as self-flagellation and crucifixion are discouraged by the church. David, meanwhile, ap...

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua (File photo) MANILA -- Innovation is needed in the most basic sectors to attain the country's 2040 vision of eradicating extreme poverty and becoming a high-income country, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. "The country's economic performance has exceeded expectations in 2021. We expect to recover to the pre-pandemic level in early 2022. However, as this pandemic has shown, we cannot simply return to business as usual... Except for some city-states, no country has achieved high-income status without fir...