A proposal to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) on goods and services from 12% to 10% has been filed in the House of Representatives to help ease inflation and provide relief to Filipino consumers. Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste introduced House Bill 4302, or the VAT Reduction Act of 2025, citing that government VAT…
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum on Wednesday called for the use of science-based solutions in planning and implementing flood control projects to address the increasing cases of widespread flooding. In a press briefing at the Summit Hotel during the Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week, Solidum emphasized the need for tailored…
The Pag-IBIG Fund showcased its ongoing programs and recent achievements aimed at providing better benefits and affordable housing opportunities for Filipino workers. “Since Pag-IBIG is the Fund of Filipino workers, who are the owners of the Fund, we are committed to doing everything we can to create programs that our members can truly benefit from,”…
Education Secretary Sonny Angara is proposing a new policy that would allow local government units (LGUs) to directly manage classroom construction to accelerate projects and reduce backlogs. At the House Committee on Appropriations hearing on Wednesday, Angara said the plan aims to lessen dependence on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), cut bureaucratic…
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Wednesday said it has no record of human rights violations based on the Human Rights Situation on Persons Deprived of Liberty 2023 report. Appearing before the House Committee on Justice, BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. said the agency recorded no cases of torture, cruel, inhuman, or degrading…
Subic Bay Freeport – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Ecology Center bagged the Best Ecological Solid Waste Management Practices award during the Environmental Summit 2025 held at Widus Hotel, Clark, Pampanga on August 29, 2025. With the theme “Ending Global Plastic Pollution,” the summit organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)…
Newly appointed DPWH Secretary ‘Vince’ Dizon receives the agency’s flag from outgoing Secretary ‘Manny’ Bonoan during yesterday’s turnover ceremony. On his assumption as head of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Secretary Vivencio ‘Vince’ Dizon has ordered the abolition of the agency’s internal investigating team formed by the resigned DPWH chief Manuel ‘Manny’…
Following revelations in the ‘ghost employees scandal’ that has besmirched the erstwhile upstanding reputation of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), two central bank supervisors, accused of falsifying attendance records for four staffers, were ordered dismissed and their retirement benefits forfeited with imposed lifetime bans from public service. In a statement, the BSP likewise announced…
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Ecology Center bagged the Best Ecological Solid Waste Management Practices award during the Environmental Summit 2025 held at Widus Hotel, Clark, Pampanga on August 29, 2025. With the theme “Ending Global Plastic Pollution,” the summit organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)…
The surprise U.S. Open doubles run of 45-year-old Venus Williams and 22-year-old Leylah Fernandez ended Tuesday after a 6-1, 6-2 quarterfinal defeat to top seeds Katerina Siniakova of Czechia and Taylor Townsend of the U.S. Williams and Fernandez, who only paired up hours before the draw was announced, thrilled fans by winning three matches—two against…