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The passage of a law establishing the Biliran Cultural Center and Museum will help promote the cultural heritage of the country’s fourth-smallest province, a solon said. Biliran Lone District Representative Gerardo Espina, Jr. said the House bill for Biliran Cultural Center and Museum has been approved and enacted into law known as Republic Act 11772 […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list expressed its gratitude for being given a new mandate to serve the people and vowed to continue pushing for more meaningful legislation in the 19th Congress. “Maraming salamat sa sambayanang Pilipino sa panibagong mandato na maglingkod. Asahan po ninyong gaya ng dati ay hindi namin sasayangin ang inyong […]
The House of Representatives led by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco resumed session after accomplishing its constitutional mandate to canvass the votes and proclaim the duly elected winners in the May 9, 2022, presidential and vice-presidential elections. The House Members ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing provisions of House Bill 10696 and Senate […]
The city government of Bacolod announced the lifting of curfew hours more than two years after the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued Executive Order (EO) 25 dated May 24, repealing the previous directive setting the curfew from midnight to 4 a.m. “The city desires to accelerate […]
Senator Bong Go, who heads the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, commended the Department of Health for fast-tracking the provision of benefits to the country’s health care workers (HCWs). Go further reminded DOH and those in the Executive branch to ensure the proper implementation of the law by providing what is due to frontliners […]
Senator Ronald dela Rosa said the initiative of Indonesian President Joko Widodo to confer awards to security and military officials of the Philippines will boost the two countries’ friendship. This, after the Senate adopted House Concurrent Resolution No. 23 granting consent to Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, former Armed Forces of the […]
Senator Bong Revilla hailed the enactment of Republic Act No. 11768 which strengthens the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) as a meaningful vehicle for youth participation in local governance and in nation-building. Revilla, who is one of the authors of the law alongside Senators Sonny Angara and Imee Marcos, is elated that policy gaps and issues under […]
The Senate unanimously approved two bills that could bring a huge impact on the local economy of Bulacan. Senator Joel Villanueva thanked his colleagues for passing House Bill No. 10444 or the Act Converting the Municipality of Baliwag in Bulacan into a component city. “On behalf of the people of Baliwag, we would like to […]
The Senate approved a bill seeking to convert the Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) into the Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) in provinces nationwide. Senator Nancy Binay, sponsor and co-author of Senate Bill No. 2484 or the Provincial Science and Technology Act, said the PSTCs of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) […]
The Senate passed on third and final reading a measure authored and sponsored by Senator Ronald Dela Rosa seeking to strengthen the private security service industry and provide protection to the rights of those who belong to the industry. With 21 senators voting in favor, zero against, and no abstention, Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2423 […]