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The House of Representatives, voting 197-0, has approved on third and final reading House Bill 6686, which seeks to provide quick financial assistance to affected agrarian reform beneficiaries in the event of natural calamities to make their losses more bearable. The bill grants full insurance coverage to all qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries of the Comprehensive […]
“When there is political will, there is a way.” This, according to Quezon City Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo, who lauded the success of President Rodrigo Duterte’s unrelenting campaign against crimes and the illegal drug trade. Castelo was reacting to the results of the recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that showed drops in the annual […]
“We have to do more for our modern day heroes. They deserve no less.” This according to Quezon City Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo, vice chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs. President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed concern over the reported deaths of seven overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait. According to reports, they […]
“The way to create jobs is to attract business. The way to attract business is to make it as easy as possible for investors to start investing.” This according to Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo, co-author of the landmark Ease of Doing Business bill, recently approved on third and final reading by the House of […]
The House Committee on Energy has approved a bill seeking to streamline the process of securing the necessary permits for power generation projects through an Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS). The unnumbered substitute bill aims to ensure consumer access to quality, reliable and secure electrical power at reasonable cost through measures that guarantee supply meeting […]
The House committee on natural resources chaired by Rep. Arnel Ty (Party-list, LPGMA) approved House Bill 5614 which seeks to declare the Kalayaan Island Group situated in the province of Palawan as alienable and disposable land for agricultural, residential and commercial purposes. During the hearing, Rep. Roger Mercado (Lone District, Southern Leyte) sponsored the bill […]
The Senate adopted a joint resolution authorizing the National Housing Authority (NHA) to award the unoccupied and unawarded housing units of uniformed personnel to other qualified beneficiaries like the informal settlers, calamity victims, as well as middle income and low-salaried employees. Senate Joint Resolution No. 8 was adopted with 17 affirmative votes, zero negative vote […]
Senator Grace Poe’s proposal of a twofold increase in the outlay of the First 1,000 Days program to P539.88 million from P269.94 million in 2018 is closer to realization as the proposed P3.8 trillion spending program for next year has cleared the Senate and is only a few steps toward becoming a law. According to […]
Senator Chiz Escudero has reminded the police and the military to strictly observe the provisions of the Human Security Act (HSA) in the conduct of their operation after the government had officially declared the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the National People’s Army (NPA), as terrorist organizations. Escudero, former chairman […]
The Senate has approved the P3.767 trillion 2018 national budget with the bulk of the national budget allocated for the government’s various social services programs. With 16 affirmative votes, zero negative vote and no abstention, the Senate passed on third and final reading House Bill No. 6215, which was sponsored by Senator Loren Legarda, […]