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ANTI-DYNASTY SUBSTITUTE BILL GETS HOUSE PANEL OK

“This is progressive. This is one step forward.” House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms Chair and Lanao Del Sur 1st District Representative Zia Alonto Adiong stressed this as the Anti-Political Dynasty substitute bill approved by the Committee marks the first concrete implementation of the Constitution’s mandate nearly four decades after it was written. Adiong […]

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HOUSE PANELS BEGIN PROBE ON INT’L PANDEMIC TREATY

Members of the House Committees on Human Rights and Public Order and Safety met recently in a joint hearing to discuss the implications of the pandemic treaty and the international health regulations (IHR) on the country’s implementation of national health policies and programs. Committee on Public Order and Safety chairman Representative Dan Fernandez, in House […]

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SOLON SLAMS PET SHOW FOR DISRESPECTING KAABA

Lanao del Sur 1st District Representative Zia Alonto Adiong condemned a recent mall event for seemingly disrespecting a sacred site for Muslims and called for “accountability measures” to prevent the incident from happening again. Adiong said the incident happened recently during a pet fashion show and contest organized by a mall in Quezon City where […]