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House pushes for total hazing ban

MANILA -- A subcommittee in the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a measure seeking to prohibit all forms of hazing and regulate the initiation rites of fraternities, sororities, and other...

House panel approves bill on medical marijuana

MANILA -- The House of Representatives’ Health Committee has unanimously approved a measure seeking to legalize and regulate the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. According to a statement on Tuesday, the...

Senators support probe on redacted SALNs

MANILA -- Two senators on Tuesday expressed support for the resolution of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV calling for an inquiry on the release of redacted Statement of Assets, Liability, and Net...

Palace hails House’s approval of polls postponement

MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday hailed Congress for its unified stand in approving the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections slated October 2017. This after the House of Representatives...

ADB maintains PH growth forecast for 2017, 2018

MANILA -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained growth forecast for the Philippines for this year and 2018, on the back of the government’s aggressive infrastructure push and implementation of...

Senators see ‘loopholes’ in present anti-hazing law

MANILA -- Senators on Tuesday said that they saw many problems in the present anti-hazing law such as the title itself seemed to “allow” hazing as long as there is a...

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