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Day: February 28, 2024

Comelec eyes longer voting hours for 2025 midterm polls

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it plans to implement longer voting hours in next year’s midterm elections.

In an interview, Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said the 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. voting period aims to give …

Solons debunk lobby money claim over economic restrictions lifting

MANILA: Several members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday debunked warnings made by their former colleague that inserting the phrase ‘unless otherwise provided by law’ to the 1987 Constitution’s economic provisions would draw ‘lobbying mone…

DA exec pushes more funding for bamboo dev’t program

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) is urging national agencies involved in advancing the government’s bamboo industry development program to commit funds to the effort to move it forward.

In an interview on Wednesday, Agriculture Undersecreta…