MANILA: Irene Khan, the United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on freedom of expression and opinion, is a woman of many “firsts.”
In July 2020, this Bangladeshi lawyer and human rights advocate made history when she became the first woman ever
MANILA: The chairperson of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments on Wednesday said the House of Representatives and the Senate can finish Charter reform before the Holy Week recess of Congress in March.
‘If they (senators) are serious, we …
BACOLOD: The Department of Agriculture (DA) 6 (Western Visayas) and Negros Occidental’s provincial government are strengthening their collaboration in various programs this year as part of the initiatives to ensure food security among Negrenses.
Dina…
ILOILO: The city government allocated a total of PHP159.7 million for the construction of additional school buildings this year.
Using the special education fund (SEF), the city government here will augment the need of the Iloilo City Schools Divisio…
MANILA: Foreign investors helped the local shares rally on the third day of the week, while the Philippine peso depreciated on mid-week’s trading.
On Wednesday, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) continued to gain for three straight trading d…
MANILA: The government will not rely on the imposition of new taxes to meet its revenue target for this year and will instead focus on improving the collection efficiency of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of
