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PASS MARAWI COMPENSATION ACT NOW – SANGCOPAN

A Mindanao lawmaker appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to certify as urgent a measure providing monetary compensation for residents affected by the Marawi City siege. Anak Mindanao Party-list Representative Amihilda Sangcopan said the immediate passage of the Marawi Compensation bill would help fast-track the promised rehabilitation to the war-torn city and the immediate return of […]

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PH NEEDS DISASTER RESILIENCE DEPT NOW – YAP

A party-list lawmaker called on the Senate to fast-track the approval of a measure creating the Department of Disaster Resilience following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Maring in North Luzon. ACT-CIS Party-list Representative Eric Go Yap, who is also the legislative caretaker of Benguet, made the call after “Maring” left several landslides in the […]

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AGRI PARTY-LIST URGES QUICK RELEASE OF AID FOR MARING VICTIMS

The AGRI Party-list has called on the government to quickly release all available funds to help farmers and fisherfolk affected by Severe Tropical Storm Maring, which battered various areas in the country last week. “We hope that the Department of Agriculture and other government agencies will quickly download all available funds so our farmers and […]

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NO TAXES ON LOCAL MOVIES FOR 1 YEAR – DE VENECIA

The chair of the House Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts appealed to the local government units (LGUs) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to temporarily suspend the collection of the taxes from the local movies for at least 12 months. Pangasinan Representative Christopher de Venecia made the appeal as he welcomed the […]

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DUTERTE APPOINTS MERCADO AS ACTING DPWH CHIEF

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Southern Leyte Representative Roger Mercado as the acting secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways. Duterte signed Mercado’s appointment paper recently, based on a copy released by Malacañang. Mercado replaced resigned Public Works Secretary Mark Villar. Mercado replaced resigned Public Works Secretary Mark Villar who is eyeing a […]

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HOUSE JOINS NAT’L COOPERATIVE MONTH – DE JESUS

The House of Representatives led by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco joined the celebration of the 2021 National Cooperative Month, through a program dubbed “Punyagi at Tagumpay sa Gitna ng Pandemya”. The event organized by the House Committee on Cooperatives Development chaired by Rep. Presley de Jesus (Party-list, PHILRECA) formed part of the activities of the House in […]

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SALCEDA CALLS FOR REVIEW OF RENEWABLE ENERGY LAW

A lawmaker appealed to the Department of Energy (DOE) to expedite the process of approvals for power plants, especially for renewable energy (RE), as the possibility of “energy crunch” looms due to the impact of oil price hikes. Albay Representative Joey Salceda said the possible “energy crunch,” or a rise in power and fuel costs, […]

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CASTRO: PASS BILL ON POLL HONORARIA TAX EXEMPTION

A House lawmaker representing teachers urged the Senate to swiftly pass a measure exempting election servers such as members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) from having their honoraria subjected to income and other withholding taxes. In a statement, ACT Teachers Representative France Castro said imposing a tax on the honoraria and allowances of […]

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SHORT QUARANTINE FOR FULLY VAXXED TRAVELERS URGED

A party-list lawmaker urged the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to consider shortening the quarantine period for fully vaccinated international travelers who have negative COVID-19 test results. ACT-CIS Party-list Representative Rowena Taduran said the long quarantine in the hotel room for healthy passengers is a “burden financially, emotionally and […]

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GIVE K-12 STUDENTS AUTOMATIC PASSING MARKS – HOUSE

The House of Representatives adopted a resolution urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to exercise scholastic leniency to students of the K to 12 basic education program for School Year (SY) 2020-2021 by giving them an automatic passing mark. The chamber adopted House Resolution 2267, which aims to protect the students’ health and well-being in […]