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ALLOW FOREIGN CONTRACTORS IN GOV’T PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS – GATCHALIAN

To put foreign contractors on equal footing with their local counterparts, drive down costs in the construction industry, and bring in new technology, Senator Win Gatchalian wants to amend the 54-year-old Contractors’ License Law. Gatchalian has recently filed Senate Bill No. 1008, which he said seeks to amend Republic Act (R.A.) No. 4566 to promote […]

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House Moves to Extend Validity of Drivers’ Licenses From Three Years to Five Years – VILLAFUERTE

  The House committee on transportation chaired by Rep. Cesar Sarmiento (1st District, Samar) created two technical working groups which will consolidate bills seeking to extend the validity of drivers’ licenses and to promote sustainable transportation systems. The panel named Rep. Johnny Ty Pimentel (2nd District, Surigao del Sur) to head the TWG that will […]