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Palace: No new tax to offset system-loss VAT revenue

MANILA – The government is not looking to impose a new tax to make up for an estimated PHP10 billion in annual revenue losses following the removal of value-added tax (VAT) on allowable electricity system-loss charges, Malacañang said Tuesday. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the government would instead rely on tax administration and existing

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Cayetano, Lacson spar over anti-corruption drive

MANILA, Philippines—Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano and Sen. Panfilo Lacson continued to quarrel on Tuesday, this time over the latter’s claim about his anti-corruption drive. In a Facebook post, Cayetano scoffed at Lacson’s statement that he “must be doing something right and good for the country” if his campaign against corruption intimidates the corrupt.

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House backslid on budget transparency reforms — Cendaña

MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan Rep. Percival Cendaña scored his fellow lawmakers for slighting budget watchdogs in this year’s budget review cycle as the House of Representatives moves forward in the process, saying the chamber seemingly made a “U-turn” amid spending discussions for 2027. A minority lawmaker, Cendaña questioned why civil society organizations (CSO) were left

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Angara: Academic boosters like ARAL need to be sustained

MANILA, Philippines — Targeted academic interventions, such as the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program, need to be sustained, especially now that Filipino students have shown significant performance gains in the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Education Secretary Sonny Angara emphasized that point in a statement issued on Tuesday. As the statement

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CPP confirms death of senior NPA member, 3 others in Agusan clash

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur—The Communist Party of the Philippines–North Central Mindanao Region (CPP-NCMR) has acknowledged the death of a senior member in a firefight with government troops in Agusan del Sur. The group identified the cadre as Julia Cagadas-Lastimosa, alias “Ka Rida.” The fatality comes along with three other New People’s Army (NPA) members

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Dizon: Romualdez’s arrest proof of Marcos’ promise

MANILA, Philippines — The arrest of former House Speaker and presidential cousin Martin Romualdez is proof that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is keeping his promise to hold accountable those involved in the flood control mess, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said on Tuesday. Romualdez is in detention at the New Quezon City Jail for plunder

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