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President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to call on Congress to approve the proposed federal charter and other measures such as rice tarrification in his..
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The Department of Finance (DOF) has urged economists to support the second package of the Duterte administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Prog..
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ocal government units (LGUs) may go bankrupt should the country adopt the Consultative Committee’s (ConCom) proposal to have 18 federal regions ..
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Political time is always short. The time required to undertake reform is always long. The misfortune lies in that mismatch.
Few doubt President Duter..
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A number of amendments to the Constitution to shift to a federal form of government may weaken democracy, former chief justice Hilario Davide said Wed..
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THE draft charter of the Consultative Commission (ConCom) is a “failure” and shifting to a federal government would cost P55 billion and m..
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Federalism could mean more taxes and more borrowings or both, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Wednesday as he stressed that charter..
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The Senate needs a united stand against moves that it and the House of Representatives vote jointly on a report of a Malacanang-created Consultative C..
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Malacañang on Wednesday stressed that the proposed shift to federalism would not adversely affect the economy, after the country’s socioe..
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'Our budget would remain the same,' claims Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in response to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia's ass..
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MALACAÑANG said it has “clarified” matters with Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia on the economic impact of a shif..
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The shift to federalism will cost the government billions, an economics expert warned Tuesday.
Rosario Manasan, a senior research fellow at the Phili..
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No re-election for Duterte
If the Senate will not agree to postpone next year’s elections, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and his allies may initiat..
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The creation of a federal government is estimated to cost P55 billion and would mean more taxes from Filipino citizens, Dr. Rosario Manasan of the Phi..
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THE country will have “some gains, some losses” in the assignment of taxing powers under the proposed draft federal constitution of the Pr..
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