Senate Bill No. 3197 (Competition Act): De-fanging market predators

The concept of anti-trust stems from the idea that markets properly function if no distortions take place and the ‘invisible hand’ of the market are ...
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Who should foot the bill in caring for the elderly?

On 17 November 2008, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 5210, calling for the removal of the value-added ...
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HR 737: The new Parity Amendment

On 20 August 2008, House Speaker Prospero Nograles filed House Resolution No. 737, pushing for amendments in the Constitution’s economic provisions, specifically Sections 2 and ...
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Statement of the Aquino Family on the condition of Former President Cory Aquino

Our mother has been battling cancer with much courage for a year and a half. ...
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Akbayan! solons want barangay health workers trained as nurses, doctors

AKBAYAN Representatives Risa Hontiveros and Walden Bello filed a bill that establishes a program for barangay health workers (BHWs) to train them as midwives, nurses, ...
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STOP (Sa Tamang Oras at Paraan) Cha-Cha Movement: Outraged over Con-Ass

We are outraged! We protest and decry the brazen move by the majority faction of the House of Representatives, notwithstanding some dissension within its ...
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Voting for real public servants to get rid of those who just abuse their power

The idea of voting for politicians within a democracy has a number of underlying assumptions. One is that the politicians we vote for represent our

Notes from my Experience as a Newly-Registered Vote

Three days ago (Thursday), I went to the Quezon City Hall with Pepi, Cars, Drew and Karla to get myself registered for the 2010 national ...
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Wandering in unknown territory: What lies ahead for the 2010 automated elections?

Automated elections for the country have been in the agenda of Congress since 1994, two years before the 1996 gubernatorial elections of the Autonomous Region ...
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