House approves bill imposing 5% tax on POGOs
The House Ways and Means committee maintained that POGO’s should be taxed in the Philippines even if their operations are online since they have workers in the country.
Leaders tussle whether to stop or extend Martial Law in Mindanao
Debate over whether to extend or stop Martial Law in Mindanao is heating up as the extension to the declaration is due to expire by the end of the year.
Lacson questions DPWH’s planned projects for next year
Lacson noticed the proposed DPWH 2020 budget having projects bearing two allocations like that for Kennon Road, incomplete details for road projects intended for some Metro Manila cities, Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan and Bataan provinces as well as a bridge project related to agrarian reform.
Various leaders laud Robredo’s acceptance of anti-drug czar post
Government and church leaders applaud Vice President Leni Robredo’s acceptance of President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer for her to co-chair the Inter-Agency Committee on Illegal Drugs (ICAD).
Robredo accepts ‘drug czar challenge,’ vows to stop killings
Vice President Robredo said that if only to “stop the killings of the innocent and hold to account those responsible,” she had accepted the post against the advice of her allies, who claimed the offer was insincere or a trap.