Politics and Current Affairs

Month November 2020

A ground-breaking disaster

“How about some accountability?”

Explainer: What can the Philippines expect from a Biden presidency?

MANILA, Philippines — The United States, longtime ally and former colonizer to the Philippines, has elected Joseph R. Biden Jr. its next president, and if his campaign promises are to be believed, Manila will find itself dealing with a radically changed… Continue Reading →

As tax base shrinks during pandemic, proposed law seeks to cut revenue sources

The Duterte government is pushing for a bill cutting the corporate income tax in exchange for strict limits to tax perks enjoyed by investors. Economists however warn against eroding the revenue base at a time of a pandemic, when funds… Continue Reading →

PH intel chief has a history of spreading fake info online

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (UPDATED) At least one fake information became the basis of an intelligence report which the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency submitted to the Senate in 2016

Amid pandemic, questions arise over timing, cost of jeepney modernization

This is Part 2 of a two-part story on the impact the Covid-19 pandemic and new regulations aimed at modernizing Manila’s public transportation fleets are having on the transport industry.

Lockdown-weary jeepney sector faces Dec. 31 deadline

This is Part 1 of a two-part story on the impact the Covid-19 pandemic and new regulations aimed at modernizing Manila’s public transportation fleets are having on the transport industry.

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