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The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading, with 170 affirmatives votes, House Bill No. 4953 seeking to declare the ancient wooden boat Balangay as the National Boat of the Philippines. Principally authored by Rep. Lawrence Fortun (1st District, Agusan del Norte), the bill declares the policy of the State to promote […]
Following reports that Filipino students are lagging in terms of reading comprehension, and in math and science, at least three senators have offered proposals to improve the learning and academic performance of young Filipinos. The Philippines scored the lowest in reading comprehension according to the results of the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) […]
Senator Sonny Angara is set to file a Senate resolution seeking to honor the police officer who sacrificed his life to save several students from an exploding grenade in Misamis Oriental. In filing the resolution, Angara noted how Police Master Sgt. Jason Magno made the ultimate sacrifice by using his body to cover a grenade […]
Members of the House of Representatives have pledged to grant Filipino gold medalists in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games additional incentives. The SEA Games is being hosted by the Philippines from November 30 to December 11. The chamber adopted House Resolution No. 568, which seeks to collect and deduct the individual pledges of congressmen […]
Senator Win Gatchalian wants to make Economics and Personal Finance (EPF) course mandatory in all levels, a move that can boost financial literacy nationwide. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill 1192 or the “Economics and Financial Literacy Curriculum Act of 2019” which requires public and private school students in elementary, secondary, tertiary and technical-vocational education levels to […]
“Sana all––sana all the time it’s Christmas for our barangay workers.” This was the response of Isabela 6th District Rep. Faustino “Inno” Dy V to the news that President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a P3,000 bonus for barangay officials this Christmas. “It is time to treat barangay workers like full-time government employees.” The news was […]
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda will push for the country’s achievement of climate justice in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement during the United Nations climate change conference, 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25). According to a statement, Legarda, who will head the Philippine Delegation to the COP25 from December 6 to 12 in Madrid, […]
Despite the threat of inclement weather brought by Typhoon Tisoy, Senator Bong Go pushed through to join the opening of the 52nd Malasakit Center in the country at the Ospital ng Malabon in Malabon City. The launch was led by Sec. Michael Lloyd Dino of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV), […]
Lawmakers led the opening of “In Her Shoes” an interactive exhibit which highlights the problems of child early and forced marriage (CEFM) and adolescent pregnancy, to advocate the passage of appropriate legislation to support and protect the country’s girls and young women. Representatives Sharon Garin (Party-list, AAMBIS OWA), France Castro (Party-list, Gabriela), Irene Gay Saulog […]
A measure providing free freight services in sending relief goods to calamity-hit areas has been approved on third and final reading at the House of Representatives. During plenary session, the chamber approved House Bill 5070, which aims to ensure adequate and timely relief assistance to individuals and communities most devastated by a disaster, with 170 […]