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                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - A doctor’s tragedy
                    [Summary] => The death initially went unnoticed, but now that the tragic fate that befell one of the country’s top orthopedic surgeons has come to light, perhaps it can lead to positive changes.
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                    [Title] => House to boost defense budget, backs Palace’s stance on West Philippine Sea
                    [Summary] => House Speaker Martin Romualdez confirmed on Friday that Congress will increase the defense budget in the 2024 national budget to strengthen efforts in securing Philippine territory in the West Philippine Sea.
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                    [Title] => Defense budget daragdagan; Kamara suportado ang kampanya sa West Philippine Sea
                    [Summary] => Kinumpira ni House Speaker Martin Romualdez nitong Biyernes na daragdagan ng kongreso ang defense budget para sa 2024 upang makatulong sa layunin ng Malacanang na bantayan ang teritoryo ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea.
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                    [Title] => Congress resumes session today
                    [Summary] => Regular sessions resume at the House of Representatives today after the bicameral Congress took a five-week break, with specific attention on ratifying the 2024 national budget and passing 11 more priority bills of President Marcos.
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                    [Title] => Congress to hold joint session for Japan PM Kishida 
                    [Summary] => Congress will hold a session on Saturday to hear Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida deliver his speech for Philippine lawmakers — only the fifth head of state to do so in the history of the legislature.
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                    [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
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                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Women and security
                    [Summary] => The Philippines has had two women presidents. Both the current and previous vice presidents are women.
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                    [Title] => Most rotten?
                    [Summary] => He is familiar with the good, the bad and the ugly side of Congress.
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                    [AuthorName] => Harry Roque
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                    [Title] => Bill extending estate tax amnesty deadline to 2025 lapses into law
                    [Summary] => The tax amnesty program expired on June 14, but the freshly enacted Republic Act (RA) No. 11956 grants Filipinos an extension until June 14, 2025 to fulfill their estate tax obligations.
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                    [Title] => No government funds spent for Arjo Atayde's foreign trip – Congress
                    [Summary] => Congress’ clarification aims to counter claims that the trip by Atayde and wife Maine Mendoza — who tied the knot over the weekend in Baguio City — involved the use of government funds.
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More risks than ease to do business in the Phl

By COMMONSENSE | By Marichu A. Villanueva | 12 days ago

There is no dearth of proposed legislations that were pushed in Congresses past to promote “ease of doing business” in the Philippines. In fact and in truth, many of these measures have been approved...

Opinion

EDITORIAL - A doctor’s tragedy

November 12, 2023 - 12:00am

The death initially went unnoticed, but now that the tragic fate that befell one of the country’s top orthopedic surgeons has come to light, perhaps it can lead to positive changes.

Opinion

House to boost defense budget, backs Palace’s stance on West Philippine Sea

November 11, 2023 - 11:36am

House Speaker Martin Romualdez confirmed on Friday that Congress will increase the defense budget in the 2024 national budget...

Headlines

Defense budget daragdagan; Kamara suportado ang kampanya sa West Philippine Sea

November 11, 2023 - 12:00am

Kinumpira ni House Speaker Martin Romualdez nitong Biyernes na daragdagan ng kongreso ang defense budget para sa 2024 upang...

Bansa

Congress resumes session today

By Delon Porcalla | November 6, 2023 - 12:00am

Regular sessions resume at the House of Representatives today after the bicameral Congress took a five-week break, with specific...

Headlines

Congress to hold joint session for Japan PM Kishida 

By Cristina Chi | November 1, 2023 - 5:21pm

Congress will hold a session on Saturday to hear Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida deliver his speech for Philippine lawmakers...

Headlines

EDITORIAL - Women and security

November 1, 2023 - 12:00am

The Philippines has had two women presidents. Both the current and previous vice presidents are women.

Opinion

Most rotten?

By The broader view | By Harry Roque | October 14, 2023 - 12:00am

He is familiar with the good, the bad and the ugly side of Congress.

Opinion

Bill extending estate tax amnesty deadline to 2025 lapses into law

August 8, 2023 - 7:21pm

The tax amnesty program expired on June 14, but the freshly enacted Republic Act (RA) No. 11956 grants Filipinos an extension...

Headlines

No government funds spent for Arjo Atayde's foreign trip – Congress

August 2, 2023 - 12:00pm

Congress’ clarification aims to counter claims that the trip by Atayde and wife Maine Mendoza — who tied the knot...

Entertainment