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The House special committee on peace, reconciliation and unity created a technical working group (TWG) that will consolidate all the inputs and position papers regarding House Bill 5669, seeking to create the National Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission for the Bangsamoro. The Commission shall design and formulate mechanisms to implement the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation […]
“The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is suffering from worsening congestion problems as its four passenger terminals serve about 40 per cent more than its designated capacity.” This according to Quezon City Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo, Chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development. “NAIA was designed to accommodate only up to 30 million […]
“We have to fix the problem instead of fixing the blame. Since the problem lies in the provision of a law, then the solution is for lawmakers to change it.” This according to Quezon City Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo, a member of the House Committee on Energy, in reference to the Malampaya Fund. The Malampaya […]
Administration stalwart Quezon City Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo urged President Rodrigo Duterte to create an independent commission to conduct a unified and in-depth investigation into the Dengvaxia dengue vaccine controversy, stressing the need for a collaborative, coordinated, and comprehensive plan of action to address the numerous issues unearthed by the parallel inquiries into the Dengvaxia […]
“No Filipino should ever be called a squatter in his own country. No matter how they may be referred to as informal settlers, the fact remains that they are ‘homeless’ in a way. A world-class country cannot consist of homeless citizens.” This according to Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo, chairman of the House Committee on Metro […]
Deliberations at the House of Representatives on the possible anti-competitiveness of current construction laws continued as the Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Rep. Arthur Yap (3rd District, Bohol) discussed the “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) program and foreign participation in the country’s construction industry. “The Philippine Competition Commission has presented a study that showed that […]
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) should urgently and properly use the allocation in the 2018 budget worth P10 million each for the modernization of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs). This is to ensure the success of R.A. 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act,” Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo said. The […]
Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to look into reports that some travel agencies are selling January appointment slots for as high as PhP4,000. The DFA has come under heavy fire from Filipinos renewing their passports because of difficulties getting appointment through the agency’s online facilities. The DFA’s […]
The House Committee on Information and Communications Technology, chaired by Rep. Victor Yap (2nd District, Tarlac) has approved a substitute bill, seeking the establishment of a “No Calls and No Text Registration” System to protect phone subscribers from solicited calls and spam text messages. Under the proposed measure, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) shall have […]
Rep. Cesar Sarmiento (Lone District, Catanduanes), chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, has approved the creation of a technical working group (TWG) to fine tune and further deliberate on a measure seeking to require driver’s education for professional truck drivers as a means to promote road safety. The TWG is tasked to incorporate and […]