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The House Committee on Public Works and Highways chaired by Surigao del Sur 1st District Representative Romeo Momo Sr. approved the proposal seeking to create an inter-agency body that will propose, formulate, draft and direct the implementation of a comprehensive master plan to address the looming water crisis. House Bill (HB) 6345 also vests the inter-agency […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan called former Senator Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon “a true Filipino patriot who passionately loved his country and boldly fought for it.” “The Philippines has lost a true patriot and a humble servant in Senator Biazon,” Libanan said. “Senator Biazon was always ready to bravely support and defend our freedoms […]
The three Committees on Science and Technology, Bases Conversion and Visayas Development of the House of Representatives recently collaborated to host the Forum dubbed “Bridging Research and Policy.” Experts from the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) were on hand as resource persons for the Forum. […]
AKO-BICOL Representative Zaldy Co, President of Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc., lauded the appointments of Atty. Gibo Teodoro as Defense Secretary and Dr. Ted Herbosa as Health Secretary. Co commended their outstanding credentials and extensive expertise, emphasizing their ability to tackle the critical challenges ahead. “With great responsibility on their shoulders, Secretary Herbosa and Secretary Teodoro […]
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. thanked the House of Representatives led by Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez for the passage of the National Land Use Bill, which is among the priority measures of the administration.In his speech during the grand launching of Pier 88 in Liloan, Cebu, Marcos noted that such projects would help usher progress in […]
With an overwhelming 287 votes, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to revitalize the Philippine salt industry, creating for this purpose a comprehensive development plan that would benefit industry players. Passed was House Bill (HB) No. 8278, or the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act. The measure is […]
Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo sees the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) paying up to P20.3 billion in dialysis claims this year, amid the chronic kidney disease (CKD) epidemic sweeping the country. “Considering the surge in the number of Filipinos seeking dialysis treatment, total claims payments are likely to increase by around P3 billion […]
The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez finished the first regular session of the 19th Congress strong, as it managed to approve 33 out of 42 bills listed as priority measures of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC).Moreover, through Romualdez’s stewardship, the bigger chamber was able to […]
The House of Representatives hosted a dialogue with the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee members of the House of Regional Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia. The Philippine contingent consisted of Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy Vice Chairpersons Representatives Lorna Silverio and Janice Salimbangon, Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairperson Representative Ma. Rachel Arenas, Committee on Overseas […]
The House of Representatives approved a bill that will establish in San Fernando City in Pampanga a Level III hospital which will offer comprehensive health services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), their legal dependents, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) contributors, and the general public.With an overwhelming 255 affirmative votes, the chamber approved on third and […]