MANILA — Isabela Rep. Giorgidi Aggabao has filed a bill granting 100% ownership to foreign capitalists who will engage in retail business in the country. House...
MANILA — A lady lawmaker wants stiffer penalties for rice or corn hoarders and profiteers by amending Republic Act 7581 (Price Act). Rep. Susan Yap (2nd...
MANILA — Government is spending P10 billion to enlist 40,566 new teachers and support staff for the public school system next year, House Deputy Minority Leader...
MANILA — The Palace hopes Congress would have enough time to deliberate on priority legislation submitted by the Executive branch, should legislators start discussing Charter Change,...
MANILA — Former Army major general Jovito Palparan could now defend himself in court, a Palace official said in reaction to reports that retired generals believe...
MANILA – Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill seeking to increase the minimum salary of public school teachers in the elementary and secondary levels to...
QUEBEC — A Canadian soldier was accused on Friday of using a female subordinate as an “open bar” for his sexual gratification. Warrant officer Andre Gagnon...
CALGARY — The federal government says it is aware of reports that a Canadian has been killed in Iraq. But the Foreign Affairs Department isn’t confirming...
TORONTO — The Canadian dollar closed higher Friday as revised jobs data for July beat expectations by a wide margin. The loonie was up 0.12 of...
OTTAWA — The once-unimpeachable reputation of the country’s national number-cruncher suffered a body blow Friday when Statistics Canada was forced to issue a major correction to...