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                    [ArticleID] => 1545065
                    [Title] => Taxpayers to subsidize P20 B for AFP, PNP pension hike?
                    [Summary] => 

Unlike the vetoed P2,000 Social Security System (SSS) pension increase, for which President Aquino does not want to use public funds, taxpayers would be asked to subsidize a higher pension rate for retired soldiers and policemen.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-21 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20160122/AFP-PNP-Army-Police.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1543487 [Title] => Additional pension: LP senatorial bets back PNoy’s veto [Summary] =>

Liberal Party senatorial bets do not think that the decision of President Benigno Aquino III to veto the P2,000 per month additional pension for Social Security System pensioners would be a “kiss of death” for administration candidates.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-16 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1542892 [Title] => Cayetano to lead veto override on SSS pension hike [Summary] =>

Vice Presidential bet and Senate Majority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday said he would lead legislators in overriding President Benigno Aquino III’s veto on a bill which seeks a P2,000 across-the-board increase in the Social Security System monthly pensions.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-15 02:41:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150911/alan-cayetano-traffic-woes.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1540065 [Title] => Congress cuts P1 B for pills, condoms [Summary] =>

Amid the soaring population and increase in HIV cases, Congress had removed P1 billion in this year’s budget of the Department of Health (DOH), which was intended for the procurement of contraceptives for the family planning program and condoms for human immunovirus prevention, Health Secretary Janette Garin said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-06 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1535539 [Title] => House OKs glossary for housing sector [Summary] =>

A bill seeking to standardize definitions of terms in the housing and real estate sector to prevent loopholes and minimize possible abuses of industry players has been approved on second reading at the House of Representatives.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-22 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1532412 [Title] => House rejects P20 B for Piatco [Summary] =>

The House of Representatives has rejected a Senate proposal to set aside P20 billion in the proposed P3.002-trillion 2016 national budget for payment to Philippine International Air Terminals Co. Inc. (Piatco), builder of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-13 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20140613/House-of-representatives-2.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1528949 [Title] => Senate OKs Republican bill unraveling health care law [Summary] =>

The Senate on Thursday approved legislation aimed at crippling two of their favorite targets: President Barack Obama's health care law and Planned Parenthood.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-03 19:42:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1111945 [AuthorName] => Alan Fram [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20151204/budget-battle-washington.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1527419 [Title] => Probability of BBL passage dimming – lawmaker [Summary] =>

The probability of the 16th Congress’ passing the controversial Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is getting slimmer by the day, according to Zamboanga City First District Rep. Celso Lobregat.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-29 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1498579 [Title] => Republicans continue fighting Iran deal in US Congress [Summary] =>

Republicans in the House of Representatives were continuing their efforts to thwart the international nuclear accord with Iran, though the Senate has already sealed its fate in Congress and delivered President Barack Obama a major victory on his top foreign policy priority.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-11 00:02:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1250030 [AuthorName] => Deb Riechmann [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://wpc.E0AD.edgecastcdn.net/00E0AD/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150911/congress-Iran-deal.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1497466 [Title] => Aquino confident no conflict will arise over differences in BBL [Summary] =>

President Aquino is optimistic that no conflict will erupt because of differences over the Bangsamoro Basic Law, which has yet to hurdle Congress despite being a priority measure of Malacañang.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-08 04:34:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150321/MILF-commitement-peace-process-4.jpg ) ) )
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