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Senator Cynthia Villar called on all stakeholders to support the National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP) to boost the export of organic agricultural products and improve their competitiveness in the US 2.3-trillion aggregate economic size ASEAN market. NOAP is the blueprint of the development and promotion of organic agriculture in the Philippines. It covers the […]
Citing warning by experts that our seas would become “virtual deserts” by 2050 due to overfishing, Senator Cynthia Villar said she wants to review the draft plan and various inputs and recommendations of industry players on the National Tuna Management Plan. “We would like to avoid the dreaded scenario of our oceans turning into […]
Senator Sonny Angara seeks to expand the government’s free medicines program for poor families to include more hospitals, especially in far-flung areas. Under the earmarking provision of Senate Bill 1592 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN), which Angara sponsored as chairman of the ways and means committee, among the programs that […]
To really encourage payment of correct taxes, the Senate version of the first tax reform package has made available to self-employed individuals and professionals a flat tax regime that is simpler and easier to comply. Under Senate Bill 1592 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN), self-employed individuals and professionals can choose […]
The House committee on appropriations chaired by Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles (1st District, Davao City) approved a substitute bill seeking to provide policies and prescribe procedures on surveillance and response to notifiable diseases, epidemics, and health events of public health concern. The committee approved the unnumbered substitute bill titled “Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases […]
Senator Cynthia Villar congratulated the organizers for the successful hosting of the 12th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP12) in Manila which saw the biggest number of participants of over 1,000 from 126 countries and the biggest number of […]
The House committee on appropriations chaired by Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles (1st District, Davao City) approved the funding provision of a substitute bill regulating the practice of food technology in the country. The funding provision of the unnumbered substitute bill titled “Philippine Food Technology Act” provides that “The Chairperson of the Professional Regulation Commission […]
The House committee on games and amusements chaired by Rep. Gus Tambunting (2nd District, Parañaque City) has formed a technical working group (TWG) that will fine-tune House Bill 4843 which seeks to strengthen the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) by expanding its regulatory powers and supervisory functions over professional sports, allied activities, and other […]
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading House Bill 6578 that provides retirement benefits and hazard allowance to workers of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB). Under the proposed “Retirement Law of the Office of the Ombudsman”, the Ombudsman shall enjoy the same retirement and other benefits as those of the Presiding […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III welcomed the announcement of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla, Jr., who on October 27 said that the BSP’s PHILPASS and cash servicing units would remain open during the ASEAN holidays from November 13 to 15. “The BSP is doing the banking sector, the business sector, and […]