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Gov’t, CSOs want to harmonize FOI, right to privacy

MANILA -- The government and civil society organizations (CSOs) are doing everything to harmonize the Freedom on Information (FOI) and the right to privacy. This was evident as the Presidential Communications Operations Office...

DILG to accredit CSOs, resource speakers on federalism

Recognizing that the proposed big shift from a unitary presidential to a federal form of government is no easy task, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is leading...

DOF commits to further improve collections of revenue agencies

The Department of Finance (DOF) has committed to further improve the collections of the state’s main revenue agencies, which reported “promising growth figures” in tax revenues of 8.8 percent in the...

PH welcomes approval by UAE of Law on domestic workers

The Philippines welcomed on Wednesday a new law approved by the United Arab Emirates that would guarantee better conditions for hundreds of Filipino household service workers there. "We would like to express...

Cabbie in Arnaiz slay can’t be state witness: PAO chief

MANILA -- The taxi driver, who was allegedly robbed by slain former University of the Philippines student Carl Angelo Arnaiz, cannot be admitted as state witness, the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) said...

Total hazing ban hurdles House committee

MANILA -- A measure seeking to prohibit all forms of hazing and regulate the initiation rites of fraternities, sororities and other organizations hurdled the committee level at the House of Representatives on...

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