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UNEXPIRING PWD ID FOR PERMANENTLY DISABLED URGED

Parañaque 2nd District Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan has proposed that permanently disabled individuals be granted lifetime validity of their person-with-disability (PWD)  identification cards to free them from  unnecessary and burdensome renewal procedures.  Yamsuan has filed House Bill (HB) 6306 for this purpose, which he said, complements the ongoing efforts of the Department of Social Welfare and Development […]

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MERALCO FRANCHISE RENEWAL GETS HOUSE OK

The House of Representatives, voting 186-7 with four abstentions, approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 10926, renewing for another 25 years the franchise granted to the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), under Republic Act 9209.  RA 9209 granted Meralco a franchise to construct, operate and maintain a distribution system for the conveyance of […]