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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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CONSUMER ACT SUBSTITUTE BILL GETS HOUSE OK

The House Committee on Trade and Industry chaired by Batangas Representative Marvey Mariño approved a substitute bill, which proposes a new Consumer Act of the Philippines by amending Republic Act 7394 and make it attuned to present developments brought about by technological advancements and the globalized economy that directly affect consumer transactions.The substitute bill, crafted […]

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HOUSE PANELS APPROVE DDR BILL – TORRES-GOMEZ

The substitute bill seeking to create the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) has been approved, including the amendments discussed, in the joint hearing of the Committee on Government Reorganization chaired by Rep. Mario Vittorio Mariño (5th District, Batangas) and the Committee on Disaster Management chaired by Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez (4th District, Leyte). A technical working […]