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A lawmaker at the House of Representatives urged the Department of Health to remove or suspend the limit in the dispensing of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drugs. In filing House Resolution 2420, Senior Citizens Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said the limitation on dispensing prescription and OTC drugs to senior citizens has led to numerous complaints […]
The House of Representatives ratified the bicameral conference committee report on a measure raising the age of statutory rape from the current 12 years old to 16 years old to protect young people from sexual exploitation and abuse. During the plenary session, the chamber approved the final version that reconciles the disagreeing provisions of Senate […]
More than 6,000 residents in Davao City’s first district stand to benefit from the continuing cash-for-work project of the first congressional district office, in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the agency’s Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) program. The office of Davao […]
A lawmaker urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide teachers with special risk allowance as the Philippines started its pilot run of face-to-face or in-person classes in select areas amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In filing House Resolution 2410, Marikina City Representative Stella Quimbo said teachers are clearly at risk of contracting COVID-19, […]
The bill creating a College of Veterinary Medicine at the Bicol University (BU) is on track following the recent approval by the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education. House Bill 10203, filed in September by Albay 3rd District Representative Fernando Cabredo, now awaits the green light from the Committee on Rules for endorsement to the […]
The chairperson of the House Committee on Persons with Disabilities lauded as “a milestone for the deaf community in the country” the approval of the long-awaited Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11106 or the Filipino Sign Language Law (FSL). Negros Occidental Representative Ma. Lourdes Arroyo thanked the Inter-Agency Council (IAC) for immediately […]
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB)10463 that will increase the bed capacity of the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City, Negros Occidental. The proposed law, which seeks to bring its authorized number of beds from the current 100 to 300, was authored by 3rd District […]
The chair of the House Committee on Labor and Employment said antigen testing is a more viable option compared to reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) if testing for COVID-19 is required for unvaccinated workers returning to work. 1-PACMAN Party-list Representative Enrico Pineda said RT-PCR testing is very expensive at around P2,500 per test, every two […]
The local government is building a P200-million Iloilo City Sports Center at the Jalandoni Memorial National High School (JMNHS) in Lapuz district, Iloilo City. The ground-breaking ceremony for the project was led by Iloilo City Lone District Representative Julienne Baronda and Executive Assistant to the Mayor Raisa Treñas, representing Mayor Jerry Treñas. “It is my […]
A measure seeking to intensify local government participation in national development by increasing the share of local government units (LGUs) from national taxes hurdled final reading approval at the House of Representatives. A total of 175 lawmakers voted to approve House Bill 10296, which proposes to modify the current formulation of the internal revenue allotment […]