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After extensive deliberations and negotiations, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the P5.768-trillion national budget for next year, just before Congress adjourns for a month-long break.Speaker Martin Romualdez lauded the timely passage of the 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), stating that it not only demonstrated the commitment of the House to […]
The City Government of Davao and Jinjiang City, Fujian in China celebrated the 5th year of their sister city agreement at the Dusit Thani Hotel recently. Led by City Mayor Sebastian Duterte and Fujian Province Governor Zhao Long, the event was marked by the signing of several agreements on cooperation in commerce, trade, education, tourism […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes is urging the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to use what remains of their questionable P340 million advertising budget for 2023 to help Filipinos suffering from psoriasis. “Instead of using its budget on advertisements, we are urging PCSO to focus on charity and help people with medical needs such […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo has expressed elation over the Senate’s approval on third and final reading of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers bill in time for the celebration of the National Maritime Week. The measure was approved with 14 affirmative votes, no abstention and no negative vote. “The Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers bill will […]
To make sure the principle of rehabilitating offenders is not abused, Senator Robin Padilla seeks to exclude offenses – such as economic sabotage and offenses against minors – from the Indeterminate Sentence Law. In Senate Bill 2453, Padilla noted that while the fundamental principle of the Indeterminate Sentence Law is to rehabilitate offenders, certain crimes […]
Senator Grace Poe exhorted the management of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) to enforce a one-strike policy against its personnel found involved in wrongdoings. Poe said the measure will weed out the undesirables from the good ones and will help restore the integrity of the office tainted by corruption and controversy. “Ang kailangan natin […]
The Carter Center has selected Quezon City as one of 12 cities from around the world to participate in the third year of its Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign, a groundbreaking effort that aims to ensure that women can seek and receive beneficial information from their governments and thrive in their communities. “We wanted to […]
Senior Citizen Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said the House committee on ways and means has approved the increase to 15 percent the discount on electricity and water utilities monthly billings, but the discount is limited to households that do not consume more than 100 kilowatts per hour of electricity and 30 cubic meters of metered […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles who is the chairperson of the labor and employment committee at the House of Representatives on Wednesday hailed the signing into law of the Trabaho Para sa Bayan (TPB) Act. “We thank Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. for signing the Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act. This is a necessary measure […]
The Senate adopted a resolution congratulating and commending the Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide (JIL Worldwide), which will be celebrating its 45th founding anniversary on October 29. Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 803 (Adopted Resolution No. 90) authored and sponsored by Senator Sonny Angara, was unanimously approved by the members of the chamber who also expressed […]