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The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill protecting the legal profession and the public from unscrupulous individuals who misrepresent themselves as lawyers by penalizing unauthorized practice of law. Voting 202-0, the chamber approved House Bill (HB) No. 10691. Section 1 of the bill proposes the penalty of prision mayor […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano renewed his call for more support for grassroots sports, expressing what Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President and Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino would have said on the Senate floor. “If Bambol Tolentino will be allowed to speak right now, he will ask na sana yung nasa batas na pondo na […]
Senator Robin Padilla pushed for declaring November 7 of every year Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Day – a working holiday – to commemorate the establishment of Islam in the Philippines. In his sponsorship speech for Committee Report 238 of the Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs, Padilla pointed out November 7 marks the date of […]
As a party to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, the Philippine government should formulate better investment pitches for prospective foreign investors to successfully land more investments for the country. Former Senate President Migz Zubiri made this statement during the hearing of the Senate Special Oversight Committee on the RCEP Agreement chaired by Senate […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan has declared his support for Malacañang’s plan to provide another P1 billion in new appropriations for the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Fund. “No expense should be spared to enable the residents of Marawi City to rebuild and renew their lives,” Libanan, a 4Ps party-list representative, said. “We must […]
The City of Manila has once again proven its excellence, bagging multiple awards at the 2024 Department of Trade and Industry’s Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) awarding ceremony recently. Manila Vice-Mayor Yul Servo Nieto and Project Development Officer Aimee Sarmiento proudly received the awards on behalf of the city. Under the Highly Urbanized Cities […]
In this year’s National Heroes Day, Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee reiterated his call to strengthen resolve, defense and deterrence in protecting the country’s territory as he underscored the plight of Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) who continuously suffer from China’s aggressions. According to Lee, the recent incident of China Coast Guard vessels […]
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez led the groundbreaking ceremony for the P12.5-million athletes’ dormitory. The dorm is inside the campus of Romanito P. Maravilla Sr. National High School, the home of the track and field champions in Bacolod City. The event featured a motorcade parade with athletes, starting at the Bacolod City Government Center going […]
Tourism destinations throughout the country can count on another P6.4 billion in fresh national government funding to further develop their access roads, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on tourism, said. “We have the sum of P6.4 billion for the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP) in the 2025 national budget,” […]
“Dapat masanay kang tumulong sa mahihirap,” Senate Committee on Health Chairperson Senator Bong Go said as he urged Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) CEO and President Emmanuel Ledesma, Jr., to scrap its single period of confinement policy. A single period of confinement, according to PhilHealth Circular No. 0035, series of 2013, means admissions and readmissions […]