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The House of Representatives Defeat COVID-19 Committee (DCC) Subcommittee on Economic Stimulus Package has resumed its technical working group meeting recently with Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano affirming that the House is ready to fast-track discussions of the proposed Philippine Economic Recovery Act (PERA) in case it is certified urgent by President Rodrigo Duterte. PERA consolidates […]
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has directed the House Committee on Disaster Management and other relevant committees to develop a comprehensive rehabilitation plan to help areas in Batangas, Cavite, and Laguna that were devastated by the eruption of the Taal Volcano on Sunday. Cayetano said the chamber would collectively come up with short-term and long-term plans […]
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said the bill proposing the creation of a department for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be of utmost priority in the House of Representatives upon resumption of session. Cayetano stressed the need to create a separate department that would solely focus on the protection and welfare of OFWs, especially amid the […]
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Committee on People’s Participation Chairperson Rep. Florida Robes (Lone District, San Jose Del Monte City) have vowed to prioritize the enactment of pending bills that seek to help and protect volunteers in the country.The House leaders made the commitment during the awarding ceremony for the 10 Outstanding Volunteers for […]
The House Committee on Appropriations chaired by Rep. Isidro Ungab (3rd District, Davao City) had approved the unnumbered substitute bill creating the Department of Filipinos Overseas and Foreign Employment, that was principally authored by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. In particular, the panel approved the appropriations provisions of the proposed “Department of Filipino Overseas Act of […]
The House of Representatives has posted a historic 82 percent attendance record in the first two months of the 18th Congress. According to the journals of proceedings posted on the House website, an average of 246 of the 300 House members answered the roll call in 20 session days from July 22 to September 23. […]
House Committee on Appropriations chairman and Davao City (3rd District) Rep. Isidro Ungab reported that his panel has completed in record time,the conduct of hearings on the proposed 2020 national budget. Ungab attributed the fast completion of the budget hearings to Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, who wants to ensure the timely passage of a pork-free […]