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Deputy Speaker and Valenzuela City 2nd District Representative Eric Martinez is pushing for a bill that will not only immortalize Filipino Olympians, but also assure that they will be taken care of in the future.Martinez said House Bill (HB) 10096 or the proposed Philippine Olympian Memorial Act would cover “over 400 Olympians of the not […]
The House of Representatives has approved three legislative proposals declaring key tourist attractions in Samar as eco-tourism destinations. Samar 2nd District Representative Sharee Ann Tan said the bills have been approved by House members in the third and final reading and transmitted to the Senate. The three House-approved measures seek to develop and preserve as […]
The Pinablin 4-H Calasiao Inc., a non-government youth group in Calasiao, Pangasinan, has commended Congress’ passage of a measure aiming for sustainability of food production through financial support to the next generation of farmers in the country. House Bill (HB) 9575 establishes the young farmers and fisherfolk challenge program, council and funding. “This is one […]
A measure resetting to 2025 the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections initially set in 2022 has hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. This came after the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, Committee on Muslim Affairs and Special Committee on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity jointly approved the draft substitute […]
A House of Representatives panel approved a measure creating a national commission for persons with disabilities (PWDs). The House Special Committee on Persons with Disabilities, chaired by Negros Occidental Representative Ma. Lourdes Arroyo, approved House Bill 6317, which seeks the creation of the National Commission for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. The panel also […]
The House of Representatives adopted resolutions conferring the Congressional Medal of Distinction to boxers Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam, and Eumir Felix Marcial for winning two silver medals and a bronze for the Philippines in the recently concluded Tokyo Summer Olympics. During the plenary session, the chamber adopted House Resolutions 2093, 2122, and 2116 congratulating, commending, […]
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a bill that would define the tax rates for proprietary schools to allow them to avail of the 10-percent preferential rate on taxable income. With 202 affirmative votes, the chamber passed House Bill No. 9913, which seeks to clarify that the preferential tax rate […]
The House of Representatives on Monday approved on final reading 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. With 202 affirmative votes, 0 negative votes, and no abstention, the chamber passed on third reading House Bill 9652, […]
A lawmaker said a pre-audit system in the disbursement of public funds may be the answer to prevent controversies involving the findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) on various government agencies. San Jose del Monte City Representative Florida Robes said the government can implement a pre-audit system, wherein projects and contracts are reviewed even […]
The House Committee on Population and Family Relations endorsed for plenary approval a bill reinstituting absolute divorce as an alternative mode for the dissolution of marriage in the Philippines. During its virtual hearing, the committee unanimously approved the unnumbered substitute bill that would allow absolute divorce in the country. In his sponsorship remarks, Albay Representative […]