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50
- 50 SHARING
LAOAG CITY -- Senator
Aquilino "Nene" Q. Pimentel, Jr., (PDP-Laban)
explains his proposal for a 50-50 sharing of taxes
collected between national government units. This is one
of the 152 amendments to the Local Government Code
embodied in Senate Bill 826 filed by Pimentel which he
discussed at the 3rd Luzon Conference of the
Provincial Board Members League at the Fort Ilocandia in
Laoag City.
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MAGNA
CARTA FOR BUSINESS
LIGAO CITY -- Rather
than function as some kind of job placement officals,
local executives must do their part in encouraging foreign
and Filipino investors to put up factories and branches in
their communities to generate jobs for their constituents.
This was emphasized by Senator Aquilino "Nene"
Q. Pimentel, Jr., when he discussed the proposed Magna
Carta for Business and the 152 proposed amendments to the
Local Government Code during a forum of local officials in
Ligao City.
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ONE-STOP
SHOPS
NAGA CITY -- Local
government units will be required to create one-stop-shops
to facilitate the processing and approval of investors'
applications to do business in their communities. This is
one of the salient features of the proposed Magna Carta
for Business, according to Senator Aquilino
"Nene" Q. Pimentel, Jr., in a dialogue with
members of the Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry at
Villa Caceres Hotel in Naga City.
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YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT
NAGA CITY -- Senator Aquilino
"Nene" Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) discusses
measures to strenghthen the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and
to make it more relevant to the needs of the Filipino
youth as part of the amendments to the Local Government
Code.
In a dialogue with the youth
at the Naga City Youth Center, Pimentel said that among
the proposed measures is a redefinition of the age bracket
in which youth would qualify to vote in SK elections
and/or run for SK positions.
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