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Statement on US freeze on foreign aid

Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda25 January 2025 Among all Asian countries, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Philippine government first. So, US-PH ties remain strong and strategic. The US would be unwise not to see our supreme strategic importance in their Asia policy and interests. As for aid, the US has not been a […]

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Salceda asks GCG: Commit to update three-year-old salary schedule for employees of government corporations

House Ways and Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd district) released the following statement regarding the implementation of a new Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS) for employees of government -owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs). The last CPCS was issued in October 2021 under EO 150, s. 2021. “I ask the Governance Commission on […]

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Salceda: Congress finally fulfills mandate of Constitution to create independent economic planning agency

House Ways and Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd district), principal author of bills creating an independent economic planning department in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Congresses, has released the following statement on the bicameral approval of the creation of the Department of Economic Planning and Development (DEPDEV): Finally, after almost 40 years, Congress […]

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Salceda: Byebye booklet for seniors should be in the law; House tax panel recommends toll discounts, other perks for seniors

House Ways and Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd district) released the following statement on the Unnumbered Substitute Bill to House Bills No. 362, 989, 1702, 2089, 2090, 2099, 3326,3475, 3640, 4447, 5131, 5212, 5277, 5402, 5409, 5425, 7298, 7919, 8432, 8628, 8981 and 9131, entitled “AN ACT EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE SENIOR […]

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