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Philippines prepares for 3 elections in next two years; 10 urgent tasks for Comelec, voters

By Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

Zonal values of residential land surging

By Juan V. Sarmiento Jr.

Estate tax may now be paid in installments and online

By Juan V. Sarmiento Jr.

What to Know: Are confidential funds secret funds not subject to audit?

By Minerva Generalao

Gov’t can ill afford Palace’s ‘populist’ policies on rice, says ex-finance official

By TJ Burgonio

October 03, 2023October 3, 2023PoliticsBy Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

Philippines prepares for 3 elections in next two years; 10 urgent tasks for Comelec, voters

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) as well as the poll watchdogs have a full plate as the country prepares to hold three elections in the next two years. While everyone is gearing up for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30, preparations are also already underway for at least two elections in 2025. The country will hold...

October 02, 2023October 2, 2023PropertyBy Juan V. Sarmiento Jr.

Zonal values of residential land surging

Zonal values of residential land are rising by up to about 330% in Parañaque City effective Monday, Oct. 2, catching residents and property owners by surprise. The surge is triggering concerns that the high cost of real property in the city will hamper sales and further make homes unaffordable to most people, especially the Gen Z and millennials. With a...

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Philippines prepares for 3 elections in next two years; 10 urgent tasks for Comelec, voters

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) as well as the poll watchdogs have a full plate as the country prepares to...

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Zonal values of residential land surging

Zonal values of residential land are rising by up to about 330% in Parañaque City effective Monday, Oct. 2, catching...

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Estate tax may now be paid in installments and online

Instead of a one-time payment that many find difficult to comply with, heirs may now pay in installments the estate...

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What to Know: Are confidential funds secret funds not subject to audit?

The use of confidential funds (CF) by the Office of Vice President Sara Duterte, concurrently the secretary of education, continues...

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Gov’t can ill afford Palace’s ‘populist’ policies on rice, says ex-finance official

The Marcos administration’s imposition of a price cap on rice and new prices for palay as well as its subsidy...

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Yes, we have no tomato, we have no tomato today

Friends and I have been comparing online what we were spending on food, what we were scrimping on, what little...

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Hello, Dolly

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The greatest source of economic and social inequality

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Finding LGBTQIA+ affirmation in Open Table MCC

Jun Torres was casually scrolling through Blued, a gay social network app, in May 2021 when a direct message caught...

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Workers’ equality in the kingdom of God

Jackieh, a library assistant, had to walk fast or run to be on time for work. Tardiness would mean a...

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Filipino athletes at Asiad eye golds, ticket to 2024 Paris Olympics

The biggest Asian Games (Asiad) in history opens on Sept. 23 in Hangzhou, China, with over 12,000 athletes participating, or...

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Norma Rae, Sister Stella L, and newspaper union organizing under martial law

They said it couldn’t be done. It was martial law, after all, and among many freedoms suppressed by Ferdinand Marcos...

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