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2 SOLONS BARE SOLUTIONS TO NCR ‘TRAFFIC CALAMITY’

The chairman and vice chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development said they “empathize” with the Management Association of the Philippines and the whole business community that the country is in a “traffic calamity.” “Yes, I agree that we have a Traffic Calamity, not only here in Metro-Manila but also in metropolitan areas […]

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AGUSAN DEL NORTE FARMERS, STUDENTS GET HOUSE AID

A total of 7,000 qualified residents of Agusan del Norte, consisting of farmers, students and small entrepreneurs, received cash aid and various other forms of assistance recently from programs conceived, formulated and supported by Speaker Martin Romualdez and the House of Representatives upon instruction of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to help struggling sectors cope with […]

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CREATE MORE MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN SUCS – LIBANAN

House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan wants the country’s state universities and colleges (SUCs) to launch their own medical schools so that they can produce more doctors that are badly needed to build up the public healthcare system. “Congress must enable highly advanced SUCs, particularly those in the provinces, to put up their own […]

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HOUSE TO LOOK INTO MARIJUANA-FILLED VAPE PRODUCTS

House members pushed for a congressional inquiry into the proliferation of marijuana infused e-cigarettes or vapes after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) monitored a rise in the product’s presence nationwide during its latest anti-illegal drugs operations.During a press briefing, Deputy Speaker Jay-Jay Suarez, Davao Oriental Representative Cheeno Miguel Almarrio, Lanao del Sur Representative Zia […]

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PRIORITY BILLS GET HOUSE OK BEFORE HOLY WEEK BREAK

The House of Representative adjourned on Wednesday passing all priority legislative measures of the 19th Congress, including Resolution of Both Houses No. 7 and House Bill (HB) 9710, revoking the legislative franchise of Swara Sug Media Corporation, operating as Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).In his adjournment speech, Speaker Martin Romualdez commended the House’s perseverance, resulting […]

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HOUSE PANEL TACKLES BILLS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

The House Committee on Ways and Means chaired by Albay Representative Joey Sarte Salceda, in a joint meeting with the Committee on Senior Citizens chaired by SENIOR CITIZENS Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes, approved the revenue provisions of the substitute bill proposing employment for able senior citizens.The proposed “Employment Opportunities for Senior Citizens and Private Entities […]

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ACADEMIC RECOVERY, CHILDHOOD CARE GET HOUSE OK

With 240 affirmative votes, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) 8210 aimed at addressing and resolving the gap between current and expected learning competencies.HB 8210 or the proposed “Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act” seeks to ensure that learners develop the most important learning competencies in […]

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DOT URGED: ATTRACT MORE CHINESE TOURISTS TO PH

Are tourists from mainland China finally starting to return to the Philippines in droves? Is China set to reclaim its spot as the second-biggest supplier of foreign visitors to the Philippines, after South Korea? Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on tourism, believes so. “The surge in Chinese tourist arrivals […]

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HOUSE PANEL BATS FOR MORE SPECIALTY HOSPITALS

The House Committee on Health, presided by its vice chairman ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Representative Ray Reyes, further intensified the institution’s efforts at improving the Philippine healthcare system, approving measures for a new specialty hospital and the modernization of existing ones. The Committee approved House Bills (HBs) 123 and 6324, authored by Negros Occidental 4th District Representative Juliet […]

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HOUSE PANEL TO VOTE ON PRIVATE SECTOR WAGE HIKE

The House Committee on Labor and Employment chaired by Rizal Representative Juan Fidel Felipe Nograles is set to vote next week on the three bills providing for a legislated minimum wage increase for workers in the private sector.Nograles announced this before the committee ended its second hearing on the three bills, namely: House Bills 514 […]