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Senator Dick Gordon has vowed to revisit and review proposed measures pending in the Senate meant to enable the Constitutionally-mandated prohibition against political dynasties to flourish in the country. Gordon, who chairs the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee, offered some solutions that could stem the proliferation of the constant shuffle of elective positions among […]
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco assured the public that the House of Representatives will continue to pass vital measures that will help the country in its fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “Rest assured that we in the House of Representatives will remain steadfast and resolute in enacting vital pieces of legislation that will help […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte is urging his colleagues in the House of Representatives to swiftly approve two pro-Filipino athlete bills he has authored as companion measures to the proposal that seeks to grant benefits to Filipino professional athletes who win in international sports competitions. One of Villafuerte’s bills aims to grant women equal opportunity […]
With sufficient funding for all additional benefits of healthcare workers apparently still an uncertainty, Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte said that the long-term solution to guarantee such extra remuneration for medical frontliners is for Congress to pass new legislation providing them with hazard pay plus substantial increases in the current rates of their overtime pay and […]
The House of Representatives has approved three legislative proposals declaring key tourist attractions in Samar as eco-tourism destinations. Samar 2nd District Representative Sharee Ann Tan said the bills have been approved by House members in the third and final reading and transmitted to the Senate. The three House-approved measures seek to develop and preserve as […]
The Senate of the Philippines finished its last plenary session before going into sine die adjournment, with Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri reporting the passage of 72 bills passed into law for the Second Regular Congress. “I’m proud to say that the Senate’s output for the Second Regular Session has been outstanding, despite the COVID […]
A House of Representatives’ panel has approved measures that would give senior citizens bigger discounts on their monthly electric and water consumption. During the virtual hearing, the Committee on Senior Citizens approved House Bills 1903 and 3040, which would entail an amendment to Republic Act 7432, as amended by RA 9994, or the “Expanded Senior […]
The House of Representatives, under the leadership of Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, passed several measures before going on recess. The House approved on third and final reading House Bill 8999 or the proposed “Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Act.” It garnered 195 affirmative and six negative votes, without any abstention. HB 8999 seeks to organize a […]
As the Senate goes into sine die adjournment, Majority Leader Migz Zubiri reports that, under the leadership of Senate President Tito Sotto III, the First Regular Session of the 18th Congress has been remarkably productive, even amidst the complications brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at the tail-end of the legislative calendar. “COVID […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the extension of lifeline rate subsidies for 20 more years in order to provide continuous relief to marginalized households or those who consume 100 kilowatt-hours or less of monthly electricity. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy has filed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1583 which seeks to further […]