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Senator Grace Poe said it is high time motorcycles are legalized as a safe and convenient mode of public transportation in the country. Presiding over a hearing of the Senate committee on public services, which she heads, Poe said the results of the Department of Transportation pilot study on the viability of motorcycle taxis which […]
The technical working group (TWG) of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs chaired by Surigao del Norte Representative Robert Ace Barbers met to discuss House Bill 6783 which seeks to remove cannabis and any of its form or derivative from the list of dangerous drugs and substances under existing laws. The bill authored by Davao del […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo wants to legalize and regulate the importation of “ukay-ukay” or imported second-hand garments and goods which according to him has already evolved to become part of Filipino culture. Tulfo filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1778 repealing Republic Act (RA) No. 4635 which prohibits the commercial importation of used clothing and rags. Although […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte is in favor of legalizing the operations of small-scale miners. “The legalization of small-scale mining is definitely a lot better way of monitoring the operations of these miners, because it certainly is far more difficult for the DENR and MGB to track the activities of small-scale miners if they continue operating […]
Several lawmakers at the House of Representatives pushed for the immediate passage of a measure that would legitimize the regulation and operation of motorcycle taxis (MCTs) as public utility vehicles (PUVs). The lawmakers made the call in light of the increased demand for efficient public transport and livelihood during this pandemic. Navotas City Representative John […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte said Monday that last week’s vote by the United Nation (UN) Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND)’s to delete cannabidiol (CBD) from its list of most dangerous drugs should prompt the House committee on health to take urgent action on his proposal to legalize the production and international marketing of this […]