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LET TRAVEL AGENCIES HELP ORGANIZE HAJJ — PADILLA

To ensure an efficient, organized and safe Hajj pilgrimage for Muslim Filipinos, Senator Robin Padilla has filed a bill letting travel operators take up some of the tasks currently delegated to the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF). In Senate Bill 2452, Padilla sought to amend parts of Republic Act 9997, mandating the NCMF to […]

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PROBE CASE OF STRANDED HAJJ PILGRIMS — HATAMAN

Basilan Representative Mujiv Hataman said he would call for a congressional review into the reported failure of the National Commission for Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) to secure visas for several Filipino Hajj pilgrims who are now stranded in Metro Manila despite paying over P300,000 for their travel arrangements to Saudi Arabia. Hataman said Congress should look […]