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PROCLAIMED PARTY-LIST GROUPS TO HELP IN SPEEDY PASSAGE OF LAWS – VELASCO

Reelected Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco congratulated the winning 51 party list groups that were officially proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) recently at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). The party list groups, according to the Comelec, will be entitled to 61 seats at the House of Representatives. Velasco noted that several groups […]

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HOUSE APPROVES MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY BILL – VELASCO

A measure allowing mobile phone users to retain their numbers even when switching network providers has hurdled third and final reading at the House of Representatives. Members of the lower chamber overwhelmingly approved House Bill 7652 or the “Mobile Number Portability Act” with 216 affirmative votes, zero negative and no abstention. The bill also allows […]