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The House Committee on Foreign Affairs chaired by Zamboanga Sibugay 2nd District Representative Ann Hofer has adopted House Concurrent Resolution 22, granting consent to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to receive the Medal of Peace awarded to him by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Hofer, author of the resolution, said Widodo conferred the award to Lorenzana, the […]
The House Committee on Health approved in principle several measures that would continue the provision of allowances and benefits to all public and private health workers during the state of public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The panel, chaired by Quezon Representative Angelina Tan, approved House Bills 9640, 10198, 10285, 10331, […]
The Power Bloc in the House of Representatives has expressed its strong disapproval of the passage of House Bill No. 10306 or An Act Amending Sections 1, 15, And 21 Of Republic Act No. 11212, titled “An Act Granting MORE Electric And Power Corporation A Franchise To Establish, Operate, And Maintain, For Commercial Purposes And In […]
“With the ongoing pandemic, there are a lot of problems in the first district of Quezon City (QCD1), but there are also a lot of people who want to help out, and it is this bayanihan spirit that will help the district recover faster in the months to come.” This according to QC District 1 […]
With the country receiving millions of vaccines in the first part of October, Quezon City First District (QCD1) congressional candidate Arjo Atayde on Wednesday urged QCD1 residents to get vaccinated and pledged to work with community leaders and the QC local government to find ways to make the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible in QCD1. According to Atayde, […]
The House of Representatives led by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco joined the celebration of the 2021 National Cooperative Month, through a program dubbed “Punyagi at Tagumpay sa Gitna ng Pandemya”. The event organized by the House Committee on Cooperatives Development chaired by Rep. Presley de Jesus (Party-list, PHILRECA) formed part of the activities of the House in […]
The House of Representatives adopted a resolution urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to exercise scholastic leniency to students of the K to 12 basic education program for School Year (SY) 2020-2021 by giving them an automatic passing mark. The chamber adopted House Resolution 2267, which aims to protect the students’ health and well-being in […]
House Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. on Thursday formally kicked off his bid to win a second term as representative of the 6th legislative district of Manila with the filing of his certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections accompanied by members of his family. The veteran lawmaker, who served as Minority Leader […]
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the proposed P5.024-trillion budget for 2022. With 238 affirmative votes, 6 negative votes, and no abstention, the chamber passed House Bill 10153, or the 2022 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), which is the last full year budget to be enacted under the administration of President Rodrigo […]
The House of Representatives unanimously approved a measure seeking to extend the voter registration deadline for another 30 days. With 193 affirmative votes, the chamber approved House Bill 10261, which proposes to fix the last day of registration of voters for the 2022 polls. Currently, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) set the deadline on September […]