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A Quezon City lawmaker is pushing for the passage of a measure providing for the construction of a multipurpose gym in all municipalities and cities to serve as an evacuation center during times of calamities or disasters.Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas said House Bill No. 1403 aims to address the needs of displaced families in […]
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has directed the House Committee on Disaster Management and other relevant committees to develop a comprehensive rehabilitation plan to help areas in Batangas, Cavite, and Laguna that were devastated by the eruption of the Taal Volcano on Sunday. Cayetano said the chamber would collectively come up with short-term and long-term plans […]
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said the bill proposing the creation of a department for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be of utmost priority in the House of Representatives upon resumption of session. Cayetano stressed the need to create a separate department that would solely focus on the protection and welfare of OFWs, especially amid the […]
There is a need to make residents of Novaliches, especially the youth, realize the historical role their district had played during the fight for Philippine independence from Spain in the 1890s. Rep. Alfred Vargas of Quezon City’s 5th District (Novaliches area) made this observation after he was told about the history of a century-old tree […]
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Committee on People’s Participation Chairperson Rep. Florida Robes (Lone District, San Jose Del Monte City) have vowed to prioritize the enactment of pending bills that seek to help and protect volunteers in the country.The House leaders made the commitment during the awarding ceremony for the 10 Outstanding Volunteers for […]
The House Ways and Means Committee will sustain its commitment to fund President Rodrigo Duterte’s key infrastructure and human development priorities, its chairman, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said. Salceda said he will push for the passage in plenary of key tax measures that hurdled committee level, particularly: the tax regime for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators […]
A bill seeking to grant a two-day special emergency leave for all workers in the public and private sector who were directly affected by natural calamities has been filed at the House of Representatives. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda filed House Bill 5775, or the proposed “Calamity Leave Law.” “It provides them few days of interval to […]
The House of Representatives has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on a bill seeking to raise the excise tax rates on alcohol products as well as heated tobacco and vapor products in the country. The proposal seeks to amend the Republic Act No. 8424 or the “National Internal Revenue Code of 1997.” This is […]
Lawmakers at the House of Representatives welcomed the court’s decision to convict several members of the Ampatuan clan for their involvement in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre, which claimed the lives of 58 people. Maguindanao Rep. Esmael Mangudadatu, whose wife and other relatives were among the victims in the decade-old carnage, said the landmark ruling is […]
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure authorizing the Department of Health (DOH) to set and approve the bed capacity and service capability of all DOH-retained hospitals. The chamber approved by voice vote House Bill 5673, which seeks to address the congestion of patients in public hospitals by allowing the DOH […]