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Halos doble ng kasalukuyang basic pay ng teachers ang panukalang dagdag sa buwanang sweldo nila, mula P27,000 hanggang P50,000, para raw makahabol sa sobrang taas ng presyo ng mga bilihin.

Former Supreme Court chief justice Reynato Puno said adopting such an interpretation to forward RBH Nos. 6 and 7 “will invite a serious constitutional challenge” because Bernas’ personal views were “never discussed” by the framers of the 1987 Constitution.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte raised the idea of Mindanao seceding from the Philippines, saying that local political forces would be regrouping in Davao to establish a movement for Mindanao independence.

The Philippines was placed on the gray list after the FATF identified 18 deficiencies that the government must resolve to effectively counter money laundering and terrorism financing in the country.

Ano ba ang unprogrammed funds? Para saan ito at ano ang kahulugan nito para sa mga Filipino?

CHED said there is still a possibility to allow SUCs and LUCs to continue offering the SHS program after a thorough study has been done.

How is an earthquake prediction different from an earthquake forecast? Here are three things you need to know.

What is the Sotto Law? Who does it protect? Here are five things you need to know.

Ano nga ba ang batayan sa pagdedeklara ng mga holiday sa bansa?

What happened to the corruption allegations in LTFRB?

Sasang-ayon kaya ang mga senador sa desisyon ng House at kung saan ilalagay ang mga natapyas na confidential funds?

Ngayong wala na sa poder si dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, may naisip siyang solusyon sa lumalalang hidwaan ng Pilipinas at China sa West Philippine Sea.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the concept of the Maharlika Investment Fund “remains a good one” and it will be operational by the end of 2023.

Bakit nagbago ang hirit ni Vice President Sara Duterte tungkol sa hinihinging P650-million confidential at intelligence funds sa 2024 national budget?

Tinanggal ng House of Representatives ang confidential at intelligence funds (CIF) ng limang civilian agencies ng gobyerno, kasama ang Office of the Vice President (OVP) at Department of Education (DepEd), sa panukalang national budget para sa 2024.

The MMDA is standing by its proposal for a shared bike lane on EDSA despite objections from bicycle and motorcycle groups.

Ibinida ni President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang renewable energy sa kanyang State of the Nation Address noong July 24. Bakit ito priority ng Marcos administration?

Hindi pa nakauusad ang publiko sa nangyari sa “Love the Philippines” slogan ng Department of Tourism, sinundan agad ito ng bagong logo ng PAGCOR at ng paglulunsad ng “Bagong Pilipinas” slogan ng Malacañang.

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What is the status of the Marcos administration's 12 "mega bridge" projects? How will the government fund their construction? Here are three things you need to know.

Around 50,000 Filipino seafarers working on European vessels would have been put at risk had the Philippines not shown “serious efforts” to comply with the European Commission's International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers.

The MTRCB said, there is no sufficient basis to ban the Barbie movie because China's "nine-dash line" claim is not shown here.

Mounting complaints about flight cancellations and delays, as well as offloading and other inefficiencies in the services of airline companies, prompted calls for a tougher policy to protect the rights of air passengers.

The PMA Class of 1971 told the economic team to first complete a full actuarial study, saying the P9.6 trillion estimate by the GSIS in 2019 to fully fund the pension system is “misleading.”

Why does proper planting of mangroves matter? Here are some important facts you need to know.

What emergency does the MIF seek to address urgently? What is considered a public calamity or an emergency? Is poverty an emergency? Here are four things you need to know.

What provisions of the Philippine CDC bill are being opposed?

A news release from the Presidential Communications Office on April 13 said the National Food Authority (NFA) was proposing to import 330,000 metric tons of rice to cover a projected deficit in the country’s emergency buffer stock.

As questions arise on whether the offenses filed against Teves constitute terrorism, VERA Files Fact Check looks into various definitions of the crime.

While the Arcturus subvariant is “increasing in global prevalence,” health officials noted that current available evidence does not show any differences in the severity of its effect compared to the original Omicron variant.