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The House Committee on Women and Gender Equality chaired by Bataan Representative Geraldine Roman held initial deliberations on House Bills 86, 403, 3849, and 4054. These key pieces of legislation seek to amend Republic Act 9262 or the “Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004” that would address the problem of electronic violence […]
The House Committee on Muslim Affairs chaired by Lanao del Norte Representative Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo approved the amended version of HB 5045 which would amend Republic Act 9997, or the “National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) Act of 2009” to provide Muslim Filipinos outside of Mindanao better access to Shari’a courts. Dimaporo, author of the […]
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill 6492 to be known as the Magna Carta on Religious Freedom Act as it resumed session. The measure which received 256 affirmative votes, one negative vote and three abstentions, would protect the right of the people to freedom of religion as guaranteed under […]
Congress has increased to P3 billion for 2023 the budget for the direct fuel subsidies of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, House appropriations committee member, said. “The P500 million increase from P2.5 billion to P3 billion is factored into the 2023 General Appropriations Law,” Rillo said. “The upward adjustment is […]
The House Special Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts chaired by Pangasinan 4th District Representative Christopher De Venecia resumed consideration of House Resolution 451, assessing the plight of Philippine Cinema, with the intentions of promoting more film productions to generate employment, reviving its renaissance and golden era, and feasibly maximizing efforts to secure the country’s […]
The House Committee on Transportation chaired by Antipolo City Representative Romeo Acop resumed discussions on the air traffic control technical glitch that delayed flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and shut down the country’s airspace on New Year’s Day. Acop reiterated that the discussions aim to identify what happened in the Communications, Navigation, […]
The House Committee on Muslim Affairs chaired by Lanao del Norte Representative Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo adopted the substitute bill to House Bills 2587 and 3755, seeking to establish a Muslim Filipino cemetery in every city and municipality with a significant number of Muslim population. The bills are authored by Lanao del Sur Representatives Zia Alonto […]
The technical working group (TWG) of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs chaired by Pangasinan Representative Ma. Rachel Arenas convened recently to resume discussion on the bills seeking to adjust the monthly pension and disability benefits of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) retirees. In his opening remarks, Committee on Foreign Affairs Vice Chair and […]
40% of the country’s deaths are caused by lifestyle diseases. House Assistant Majority Leader and Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) party-list Representative Migs Nograles explained that it is based on the DOH Health Policy Notes. Due to this, Nograles is asking Filipinos to invest in their health. “We have to invest in the health of […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte wants the funding for small business loan program to go to building job-intensive tourism infrastructure. Villafuerte made the proposal after the Small Business Corp. (SBCorp) reported that travel and tourism-related micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) availed of just P329 million worth of financing assistance. “Travel and tourism-related MSMEs availed […]