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In a bid to accelerate the development of protected bicycle lanes, Congress has raised to P1 billion the fresh funding for the Active Transport and Safe Pathways Program (ATSPP), Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on Metro Manila development, said. “In the 2024 General Appropriations Law, we bumped up to […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan wants the government to encourage a larger number of overseas Filipinos to spend their holidays in the Philippines, saying their spending here can boost up the country’s tourism revenues and jobs growth to a great extent. “We want the Tourism Promotions Board to draw […]
The ayuda in the form of new cash transfers and other subsidy programs in the 2024 national budget are expected to help vulnerable sectors cope with potential basic commodity price increases due to the harsh impact of the El Niño phenomenon on farm harvests, House of Representatives Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan […]
The House of Representatives will most likely continue funding the new P60-billion Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP) program in 2025, Speaker Martin Romualdez said.AKAP is part of almost P500 billion social amelioration program or “ayuda” for at least 12 million poor and low-income families or an estimated 48 million Filipinos under the proposed P5.768-trillion […]
The author of the Quiapo Heritage Zone bill in the House of Representatives is hopeful the declaration of the Quiapo Church as a national shrine on January 29 will add impetus for Congress to move the bill forward. “The support of Senators Lapid and Legarda gives the Quiapo Heritage Zone bill a strong foothold in their chamber,” […]
With the Philippines joining the world in celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR), House Committee on Human Rights Chair Benny Abante Jr. reiterated the need to continue promoting human rights, and said that the House would do its part to pass legislation intended to uphold the rights of […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez assured the nation that the proposed P5.768-trillion 2024 national budget includes funds for robust defense of the West Philippine Sea.Romualdez made the assurance in an interview with reporters in Japan, where he accompanied President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the 50th ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation Commemorative Summit. Asked about the deletion of confidential […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed that the House of Representatives would relentlessly pursue efforts to make rice, the Filipinos’ staple food, available at affordable prices.“Hindi po kami titigil hangga’t hindi naibaba ang presyo ng bigas sa halagang abot-kaya ng ordinaryong mamamayan,” Romualdez said in his keynote message during the Philippine Economic Briefing in Iloilo City organized […]
The House of Representatives ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing votes of House Bill (HB) 8980 or the Fiscal Year 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). Appropriations committee chair Zaldy Co said the House contingent fought hard to keep budget provisions on legacy projects of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “Pagkain, trabaho, kalusugan, edukasyon at […]
Anti-gambling advocate and Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. reiterated the need to ban Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) citing the testimony of law enforcement officials who, at the House Committee on Games and Amusement, cited a “pattern” of illegal activities in licensed POGOs that show they cannot be regulated. “Mismo ang mga opisyal […]