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As Congress re-opens after the long summer break, Malacañang submitted five priority bills which include the Tax Incentives Management and Transparency Act, The Fiscal Incentives Rationalization Plan, Customs Modernization and Tariff Act among others.
(Reuters) – “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” a sequel about the web-slinging superhero, snared $92 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales over the weekend, taking the top spot on movie box office charts at the start of Hollywood’s lucrative summer blockbuster season. The big-budget, effects-filled movie starring Andrew Garfield is expected to rank as one of the year’s highest-grossing films. With international sales, it has rung up nearly $370 million around the globe through Sunday, […]
The Senate is prioritizing the amendment of the charter of the Philippine National Railways, allowing said entity to operate for 50 years.
Politicians and political parties can take voters to COMELEC offices so that they can register. According to the COMELEC, this is allowed by the said commission because it is also their goal to have a large number of registered voters.
The Portuguese embassy warns Filipinos about online job offers to their country, saying that many Filipinos have been victimized by those who pretend to be legitimate companies and asking job seekers for exorbitant fees.
Hot temperatures during the day may result in brief afternoon and evening rain showers or thunderstorms, according to the PAGASA. There are no traces of low-pressure are in the country.
By Noel Y. Punzalan & Edwin O. Fernandez (Photo courtesy Philippine News Agency) COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Thousands of Moro people Sunday held a peaceful rally here calling on Congress to immediately pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that will establish the Bangsamoro government. Bobby Benito, chair of the Mindanao Alliance for Peace (MAP) and rally organizer, said the gathering which was similarly held in other parts of Mindanao calls for the passage of the […]
(Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk accused Russia on Sunday of engineering clashes in Odessa that led to the deaths of more than 40 pro-Russian activists in a blazing building and pushed the country closer to civil war. Yatseniuk, speaking in Odessa, attacked police forces in the Black Sea port city, suggesting they were more interested in the fruits of corruption than maintaining order. Had they done their job, he said, “these terrorist organizations […]
(Reuters) – While officials in Brussels were calling for Europe to reduce its dependency on Russian natural gas and negotiate with Moscow as a bloc, Austria was quietly bypassing the European Commission to cut its own bilateral deal on building a pipeline. The deal on the South Stream pipeline, which will be built under the Black Sea to Bulgaria and on to central Europe, shows the European Union’s difficulty in creating a unified energy policy […]
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has met with the relatives of passengers still missing after last month’s ferry disaster. The death toll has reached 244, with divers still searching for another 58 victims. Park reiterated a pledge to hold anyone found culpable for the disaster to account as she visited the victims’ families for the second time. “Anyone responsible for the accident and criminally at fault will be sternly punished,” Park told the relatives, […]
(Reuters) – At least 42 people were killed in a street battle between supporters and opponents of Russia in southern Ukraine that ended with dozens of pro-Russian protesters incinerated in a burning building, bringing the country closer to war. Pro-Russian rebels in the east freed seven European military observers on Saturday after holding them hostage for eight days, while Kiev pressed on with its biggest military operation so far to reclaim rebel-held territory in the […]
Napoli claimed their fifth Italian Cup in Rome on Saturday night, but the 3-1 win over Fiorentina was overshadowed by a shooting on the outskirts of the capital. One fan was in a serious condition in hospital afterwards. Napoli’s Italian Cup win on Saturday night was delayed by around 45 minutes, and briefly looked set for outright cancellation, after three club supporters sustained bullet wounds before kick-off. Fans in the stadium, pictured above, released flares […]
