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The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading House Bill 7163 seeking to penalize the act of throwing hard objects at motor vehicles while these are in motion or stationary. All 171 members present during the session presided by Deputy Speaker Mercedes Alvarez thumbed up the measure. The bill provides that any […]
“The signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between Kuwait and the Philippines gave vindication to the tough actions of President Rodrigo Duterte to insist on the security of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs),” Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo said. Castelo, vice-chairman of the House committee for OFWs, said the agreement which he had long supported […]
Local communities may soon be able to strengthen their marine and coastal protection efforts as the House committee on appropriations approved a substitute bill establishing marine protected areas (MPAs) in coastal municipalities and cities nationwide. The measure consolidated House Bills 48 and 2126 authored by Reps. Lawrence Laurel Fortun and Benhur Salimbangon, respectively. The measure […]
Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo lauded the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) for its successful charity walk dubbed as Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty held simultaneously in 43 countries across 18 time zones last Sunday. “The sight of the multitude of INC members and other participants, estimated at 1.5 million, who converged at Roxas Boulevard was […]
The House committee on revision of laws approved House Bill 7125, seeking to declare the last Monday of January every year a special working holiday to be known as “National Bible Day.” The committee chaired by Rep. Marlyn Primicias Agabas passed the proposed “National Bible Day Act” authored by Rep. Rogelio Pacquiao. Pacquiao is the […]
The House special committee on food security approved a substitute bill seeking to create a supplemental feeding program to address the nutritional needs of infants and pregnant and lactating mothers. The committee chaired by Rep. Leo Rafael Cueva thumbed up the proposed “Supplemental Feeding Program of the National Nutrition Council.” The measure substituted House Bills […]
“There is a need to decongest Metro Manila because the economic losses due to traffic has risen to PhP 3.5 billion per day. This is just unconscionable.” This according to Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo, chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development. The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte […]
Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo called on all candidates for next month’s barangay elections to make the proposed shift to a federal system an issue in the campaign. “The barangay elections provide an opportunity, limited as it may be, for the candidates to educate the electorate about President Rodrigo Duterte’s cornerstone program to change the […]
Private school teachers are a step closer to enjoying tenure sooner, as a technical working group (TWG) of the House committee on labor and employment has been created to harmonize bills batting for a shorter maximum probationary employment period for academic personnel. The committee chaired by Rep. Randolph Ting tasked the TWG to consolidate House […]
A technical working group (TWG) of the House committee on basic education and culture has started fine tuning House Bill 473, which seeks to regulate the class size in all public schools in the country. The proposed measure, also known as the “Public School Class Size Law of 2016” also seeks to prescribe additional compensation […]