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The House of Representatives will set aside P50 million from its internal funds to vaccinate its employees and their immediate family members against COVID-19 once a vaccine becomes available next year.Appearing at the regular Ugnayan sa Batasan media forum, Velasco said that keeping the legislative mill running is as important as keeping the House employees […]
The House Committee on Disaster Resilience, chaired by Leyte 4th District Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez, approved House Bill 8076, which would provide for a National Emergency Recovery Program. San Jose Del Monte City Lone District Representative Rida Robes who authored the bill said the measure seeks to grant the President the power to extend the validity of […]
The House of Representatives, through the Committee on Human Rights chaired by Quezon City 4th District Representative Bong Suntay culminated its celebration of the Human Rights Consciousness Week recently with the theme “Recover Better, Stand Up For Human Rights, We Heal As One.” In his speech, Suntay acknowledged the support given by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, […]
The House Committee on Disaster Resilience adopted recently a resolution declaring a disaster and climate emergency. House Resolution No. 535, authored by Representative Joey Sarte Salceda (2nd District, Albay), expresses the will of the House that the country has been suffering from a disaster and climate emergency which now compels a whole-of-government, whole-of-society, and whole-of-nation […]
The House of Representatives recently honored its incumbent and former members and staffers who passed away in the midst of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic this year. The memorial service, led by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, was held for Benguet Rep. Nestor Fongwan, Camarines Sur Rep. Marissa Andaya, Senior Citizens party-list Rep. Francisco Datol Jr., […]
If we want to cut red tape, we need to put more teeth in the anti-red tape law and augment Anti-Red Tape Authority‘s (ARTA) budget, not create another law. The call was made by Representative Paul Daza (1st District, Northern Samar), vice-chairperson of the Committee on Appropriations and sponsor of ARTA’s budget in the 2021 […]
Members of the House committee on appropriations are pushing for a P5 billion additional budget in the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) proposed P8.8-billion 2021 budget to support the agency’s ‘mega farms’ project. The House committee found the allocation for the DAR’s budget too small for the agency to fully implement land distribution and acquisition […]
The House Ways and Means Committee has approved the draft substitute bill for the franchise granting permission to the leading conglomerate San Miguel Corporation’s plan to put up an international airport in Bulacan.To be dubbed the “New Manila International Airport,” the new airport will be built in the coastal areas of Bulakan, Bulacan, around 30 […]
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a measure establishing a green public procurement program for all branches of government. Voting 231-0, the chamber approved House Bill 6954, otherwise known as the Green Public Procurement Act, which aims to promote the culture of making green, sustainable, and informed decisions in the […]
The House of Representatives recently approved on third and final reading a measure that would provide for the country’s response and recovery interventions for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. With 242 affirmative votes, six negative votes, and no abstention, the chamber approved House Bill 6953 or the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act […]