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The House Tri Committee resumed its joint inquiry into checking the proliferation of misleading and malicious contents on social media. According to Antipolo City Representative Romeo Acop, who chaired the recent hearing, the inquiry is aimed at developing legislative measures that will enhance social media transparency, combat cybercrimes and promote digital safety through public awareness. […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez led the House of Representatives in paying tribute to the late Albay Representative Edcel Lagman, who passed away due to cardiac arrest last January 30. In the necrological service held for Lagman, Romualdez praised the departed lawmaker as “a statesman in the truest sense of the word,” a man with deep conviction, […]
Rather than throwing brickbats over the supposed timing and intent of the approval by the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee of the wage hike bill, the committee’s chairperson urged the country to instead stand united in calling for the immediate passage of the measure. “Mas mahalaga po na tumindig tayo at magkaisa para […]
The House of Representatives is working on a bill (House Bill 8659) meant to raise the plumbing profession to an engineering profession. A technical committee was tasked to iron out some provisions and harmonize the bill with those of related professions such as sanitary engineering. “I first give credit to my friend and colleague, Congresswoman […]
The House Committee on Legislative Franchises, chaired by Parañaque City Representative Gus Tambunting, resumed its motu proprio inquiry into the operations of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as it sought ways to bring down electricity prices. Marikina City Representative Stella Luz Quimbo pressed the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and NGCP officials about […]
The House Quad Committee, led by committee on dangerous drugs chairperson and Surigao del Norte Representative Ace Barbers, reconvened for its 14th public hearing, delving into Customs processes to identify loopholes and determine how illegal consignments enter the country. Lawmakers revisited the 2017 smuggling of P6.4 billion illegal drugs found in magnetic lifters at the […]
The chair of the labor and employment committee of the House of Representatives reiterated the need for government to provide workers with training opportunities to ensure that they can be hired amid an ever-evolving employment landscape. “As early as now we need to create a platform that would provide our workers easier access to upskill […]
The House Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Albay Representative Joey Salceda, met to discuss the revenue implications of the unnumbered substitute bill seeking to expand senior citizens’ privileges and benefits. “This bill addresses a gap in Republic Act 9994, or the ‘Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010,’ which does not clearly apply discounts […]
Officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) assured members of the House of Representatives that it has sufficient funds to finance its new and expanded health benefit packages. PhilHealth officials, led by President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr., gave the assurance during a hearing conducted by the House Committee on Health chaired […]
The House of Representatives adopted House Resolution (HR) No. 2165 expressing its “profound condolences” to the family of the late agriculture undersecretary and former Deputy Speaker Deogracias Victor Barbers Savellano. The resolution was authored by Speaker Martin Romualdez, Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd District Representative Dong Gonzales Jr., Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe, Senior Majority […]