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The Senate has approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to grant Solar Para sa Bayan Corporation (SPSB Corp.) a renewable energy distribution franchise. With 16 affirmative votes, no negative votes, and one abstention, the upper chamber approved on third reading House Bill 8179, granting the SPSB Corp. a 25-year franchise to construct, […]
Leyte First District Rep. Martin Romualdez has informed President Rodrigo Duterte of his plan to run for House Speaker and to complete the President’s unfinished legislative agenda, stressing last week at a media forum that the House Speaker must share the President’s vision in order to properly lead the administration coalition in the House. “When […]
Senator Cynthia Villar retained her ranking as the richest member of the Senate based on her 2018 statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). Villar’s declared net worth as of Dec. 31, 2018 was pegged at P3,719,941,858 with zero liabilities. She was followed by Senator Manny Pacquiao, who reported a net worth of P3,005,808,000. […]
A bicameral conference committee composed of lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives has approved a bill establishing a mechanism that will allow for the responsive maintenance and rehabilitation of transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution lines to ensure the uninterrupted conveyance of electricity from power plants to consumers. Senator Win Gatchalian, chair of the […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to mandate all educational institutions to provide all students with neutral desks. Neutral desks are tables or armchairs that are suitable for both right-handed and left-handed students. With 17 affirmative votes, zero negative and zero abstention, approved was House Bill No. 8654, otherwise known […]
Reelected Senator Cynthia Villar said the support of cooperatives from all over the country played a big role in her successful bid for a second term in the Senate. During the 40th General Assembly of the National Market Vendors Confederation of Cooperatives at the Conrad Hotel in Pasay City, Villar thanked the cooperatives for being […]
In today’s committee hearing on the status of implementation of the 2018 budget and the effect of the four-month reenacted budget on the 2019 projected economic growth, Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said accelerated spending and implementation of government programs are needed to achieve its growth target for 2019. Department […]
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 8961 or the proposed “Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Act,” which seeks to institutionalize, develop, train, organize and administer basic ROTC in Grades 11 and 12 in all public and private educational institutions. The measure received 167 affirmative votes, four negative […]
Reelected Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco congratulated the winning 51 party list groups that were officially proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) recently at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). The party list groups, according to the Comelec, will be entitled to 61 seats at the House of Representatives. Velasco noted that several groups […]
A bill sponsored by Senator Win Gatchalian that seeks to further strengthen the powers and functions of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) was approved by the Senate on third and final reading. Senate Bill No. 2133, or “An Act Further Strengthening the Powers and Functions of the Authority of the Freeport […]