Padilla proposes changes to Constitutional terms of elected officials

MANILA: Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a resolution proposing changes to the constitutional terms of elected officials including the President, Vice President, and lawmakers ‘to ensure a balance between leadership stability and democratic continu…

SC clarifies need to prove criminal intent in cases

MANILA: The prosecution must still prove that an accused intentionally committed a prohibited act even if the offenses involved do not require criminal intent as an element.

The Supreme Court (SC) stressed this in reversing a Court of Appeals (CA) de…

CTA remands freight firm’s biz tax case to Parañaque court

MANILA: The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has sent back to the Parañaque City Regional Trial Court (RTC) a case it has dismissed on the ground of prescription involving PHP24 million in local business taxes (LBT) collected by the Parañaque City governmen…

Ilocos Norte is transport strike-free

LAOAG: Ilocos Norte was strike-free on Thursday as local transport groups did not join the transport strike being staged by Manila-based jeepney drivers and operators because they support the jeepney modernization program.

General manager of the Metr…

Int’l Olympic Committee pledges over USD45-M at Global Refugee Forum

GENEVA: The president of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday pledged more than USD45 million for displaced people at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva.

“We are committing over USD45 million benefiting approximately 500,000 displaced peo…

Bakers, retailers: Noche Buena food prices to remain stable

MANILA: Prices of highly-in-demand food products are expected to remain stable throughout the Christmas season despite upward price movements in certain imported items and upticks in manufacturers’ operational expenses.

In an interview on Thursday, L…

NorMin ‘service-oriented’ contributor in PH economy: NEDA

MANILA: Northern Mindanao region is hailed as a “service-oriented” economy, with its services sector posting a 54.5 percent contribution to its 2022 gross regional domestic product (GRDP), the regional National Economic Development Authority (NEDA-10)…