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Bam pushes removal of VAT on residential electricity

SEN. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV has asked the government to study removing the 12 percent value-added tax on residential electricity as a way to reduce household power bills. Aquino raised the prop ...
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DOT, Newport World Resorts papalakasin libangan bilang haligi ng turismo sa PH

PORMAL na pinagtibay ng Kagawaran ng Turismo (DOT) at Newport World Resorts ang isang pakikipagtulungan upang palakasin ang ...
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Barbie: Hindi ako mayabang

HINDI na raw pinapansin ng mahusay na aktres na si Barbie Forteza ang mga sinasabi ng iba na yumabang na siya. Ang mahalaga, narating daw niya kung saan man siya naroroon ngayon dahil sa kanyang pagti ...
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Poa declines to say whether VP Sara’s confidential-fund actions followed rules

Undersecretary Michael Wesley Poa on Wednesday declined to assess whether Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s handling of confidential funds at DepEd and the Office of the Vice President (OVP) complied ...
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VP Sara approved use of AFP certification to liquidate DepEd confidential funds

VICE President Sara Duterte approved the use of certifications of participation issued by the Armed Forces of the Philippines for the conduct of Youth Leadership Summits (YLS) to liquidate the confide ...
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Poa: Military papers predated audit flag, but none was shown when AOM arrived

MILITARY certifications later used in the Department of Education’s response concerning confidential-fund expenditures bore dates before the Commission on Audit (COA) issued its audit observation, yet ...
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3 witnesses, 1 answer: No DepEd confidential funds used for YLS— prosecution

THREE witnesses have now testified in Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s impeachment trial that no Department of Education (DepEd) confidential funds were released to military units for the conduct of ...
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QCPD kilala na tumangay ng CP Shih Tzu, bag mula isang bahay

Nakilala na ng Quezon City Police District (QCPD) ang umano’y nanloob sa isang bahay sa Barangay Amihan, Project 3 at ...
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Poa testimony puts VP Sara at center of DepEd’s confidential fund audit response

VICE President Sara Z. Duterte knew that the Department of Education (DepEd) had received an audit observation memorandum on ...
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SALCEDA WELCOMES CACAO INDUSTRY RECOMMENDATIONS ON HB 4219

Albay 3rd District Rep. Raymond Adrian E. Salceda welcomed the support of the Bicol Cacao Industry Council (BCIC) and the Philippine Cacao Industry Association–Bicol Chapter for House Bill No. 4219, a ...
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Poa confirms VP Duterte ordered transfer of P112.5M DepEd confidential funds to security officer

VICE President Sara Duterte’s defense counsel Michael Wesley Poa today confirmed that she ordered the transfer of P112.5 million confidential funds of the Department of Education (DepEd) when she was ...
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Prosecution: Public needs context, not courtroom fog, on Poa’s role in ₱15.54-M audit reply

THE House prosecution panel on Wednesday said the public deserves the full context behind former Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Michael Wesley Poa’s answers on ₱15.54 million in ...