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EVICTION BOND EXEMPTION CLEARS SENATE 2ND READING

Senator Chiz Escudero led the chamber in approving on second reading Senate Bill No. 70, which exempts underprivileged and homeless individuals from posting supersedeas bonds when appealing ejectment cases. The measure, authored by Senator Rodante Marcoleta and sponsored by Escudero as chair of the Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement, strengthens legal protections for […]

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Government

DOT TO PROBE HOTELS THAT EVICTED STRANDED FOREIGN TOURISTS – ROMULO-PUYAT

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has vowed to probe all hotels and inns that reportedly evicted stranded foreign tourists during Luzon’s enhanced community quarantine when domestic flights are limited. “It is regrettable that these incidents are being reported even after we released our implementing rules and regulations for hotels during the community quarantine. Our regional offices […]