WITH supermajority votes of 301, the House of Representatives on Tuesday endorsed for Senate approval the proposed Constitutional Convention Act, the accompanying bill of the Resolution of Both Houses 6 calling for a constitutional convention (Con-con). During the third and final reading approval of House Bill 7352, only seven lawmakers…
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is doubling its efforts on cracking down on fake transactions and fake receipts to curb tax leakages and increase the government’s revenue collections. In a statement, the BIR said it launched its new enforcement program dubbed Run After Fake Transaction (RAFT) program, akin to…
WITH supermajority votes of 301, the House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) 6 calling for a constitutional convention (Con-con) to propose amendments to the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. Speaker Martin Romualdez said that investment reform by way of tweaking…
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said amending the economic provisions of the Philippine Constitution can open up more investments and trade opportunities into the country because it provides a permanent commitment of the government to foreign investors.
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A ranking congressman has assured senators that the aboltion of the Senate won't be included in the plans of the proposed constitutional convention (con-con), which would be tasked to come up with possible amendments to the 1987 Constitution.
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (