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The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading the proposed “Amended Higher Education Act” that will further strengthen the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). A total of 199 lawmakers voted in favor of House Bill No. 10282, which seeks to expand the mandate of the CHED to cover the supervision and regulation […]
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte officially assumed the chairmanship of Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD). During the party’s national council meeting, House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez said Duterte, who is running for vice presidency in next year’s elections, was elected chair of Lakas-CMD and will serve as “guiding light” of the political party. “We are confident […]
The House Committee on Metro Manila Development chaired by Manila Representative Manuel Luis Lopez, in a joint meeting with the Committee on Transportation chaired by Samar Representative Edgar Mary Sarmiento, approved two measures, seeking to improve the implementation of traffic rules and regulations. Approved during the hybrid meeting was House Bill 5656 filed by Bulacan […]
The House of Representatives approved on second reading a measure establishing the electronic health or eHealth system in the country using information and communications technology. The chamber, via voice vote, passed House Bill 10245, otherwise referred to as the proposed “eHealth System and Services Act”. The bill seeks to institutionalize a system of providing wide […]
ACT-CIS Party-list Representative Niña Taduran has called on Congress to look into the alleged anomalous sale of two parcels of land belonging to the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC) from which the hospital is located in Quezon City. Taduran filed her Resolution No.2336 requesting the House of Representatives’ appropriate committee to “conduct an investigation in aid […]
The chairman of the House Strategic Intelligence Committee called for the immediate passage of a measure seeking to prescribe a fixed three-year tour of duty for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff. Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel made the call after Malacañang named Lt. Gen. Andres Centino as the AFP’s […]
A measure seeking to improve the quality of student teachers and teachers by further strengthening the Teacher Education Council has hurdled second reading approval at the House of Representatives. During the plenary session, the chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 1031, or the proposed Teacher Education Act, which would strengthen teacher education in the […]
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs chaired by Zamboanga Sibugay 2nd District Representative Ann Hofer has adopted House Concurrent Resolution 22, granting consent to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to receive the Medal of Peace awarded to him by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Hofer, author of the resolution, said Widodo conferred the award to Lorenzana, the […]
A measure seeking to postpone the Dec. 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to May 6, 2024 has been filed at the House of Representatives. In filing House Bill 10425, Davao Oriental Representative Joel Almario said the resulting extended term of the current barangay and SK officials will provide the fresh set of […]
A leader of the House of Representatives urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt select few projects from the election spending ban that comes with the 2022 polls. Civil Service and Professional Regulation Committee chair and Iligan City Representative Frederick Siao said the still undisbursed special risk allowance (SRA), compensation, and benefits of healthcare […]