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The House of Representatives approved on final reading a bill banning single-use plastic to better address the pollution linked to these disposable items. With 190 affirmative votes, zero negative votes, and one abstention, the chamber passed on third reading House Bill 9147, which seeks to regulate the production, importation, sale, distribution, provision, use, recovery, collection, […]
A law that would provide free legal aid to enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police should prevent abuse from all parties, a neophyte lawmaker said as President Rodrigo Duterte urged Congress to pass a bill providing for such legal aid during his State of the Nation Address on […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has welcomed President Duterte’s fresh push in his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) for an accelerated “Build, Build, Build” program in the homestretch of his term, hoping this would lead to the faster implementation or revival especially of flagship projects outside Metro Manila. Villafuerte said that Camarines Sur […]
The last budget request of President Rodrigo Duterte should “capture the urgency and the dimensions” of the national recovery from the pandemic that he laid out during his final State of the Nation Address, Senator Sonny Angara said. “The budget puts the money where the rhetoric is,” Angara said. The veteran legislator said the plans […]
The Senate has unanimously adopted a resolution expressing the chamber’s profound sympathy and sincere condolences on the death of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 760, taking into consideration SRN 761, 762, 763, 764 and 765, honors the life and legacy of Aquino, also known as PNoy. Aquino, the 15th Philippine […]
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said she agrees with President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to place the city at the bottom of the list of areas to benefit from infrastructure projects. In a statement in her Facebook page, the presidential daughter admitted that these remarks from the President during his final State of the Nation Address […]
A lawmaker said President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for Congress to pass a law providing free legal assistance to the military and police will soon be realized. Davao Oriental 2nd District Representative Mayo Almario said it would be possible through House of Representatives Bill 3141, which effectively grants free legal assistance to the Armed Forces of […]
Fueled by its advocacy to promote the health, nutrition and safety of its residents, employees and beneficiaries, Quezon City became the first local government unit (LGU) in the country to establish a healthy food procurement policy. Mayor Joy Belmonte issued Executive Order No. 16 S-2021 entitled “Quezon City Healthy Public Food Procurement Policy”, which aims […]
Three majority-bloc senators filed a resolution that seeks to establish the Philippine Senate Medal of Honor award in recognition of outstanding athletes, uniformed personnel, scientists, and exceptional individuals or institutions for their extraordinary service and invaluable contributions to nation-building. Authored by Senate Majority Floor Leader Migz Zubiri, and Senators Sonny Angara and Francis Tolentino, the […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is keeping to its promise of being an integral partner of the Philippine Government in its COVID-19 vaccination drive as it procured ultra-low freezers for several of its “Bakuna Centers”. The first batch of the ultra-low freezers was delivered at PRC’s PLMC Bakuna Center in Mandaluyong City recently. The ultra-low […]