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House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Sunday called on fellow legislators to help assuage the fears of parents of children administered with the controversial Dengvaxia dengue vaccine by adopting the House of Representatives’ version of the P1.161 billion supplemental budget for the more than 800,000 schoolchildren who have been given the […]
House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Saturday thanked his colleagues in the Senate for finally approving the P1.161 billion supplemental budget for the 800,000-plus recipients of the controversial Dengavaxia dengue vaccine, but stressed that he had very serious concerns about the Senate version of the bill and that the differences between […]
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill which seeks to expand the coverage of prohibited discriminatory acts against women. Voting 197-0 without abstention, The House approved House Bill 6760 which would further strengthen the protection of women employees in the workplace. The bill, principally authored by Rep. Emmeline Aglipay-Villar (Party-list, […]
Senator Dick Gordon commended the passage of the bill seeking to allocate a supplemental budget amounting to P1.16 billion to the Department of Health for the provision of medical assistance to the estimated 830,000 recipients of the Dengvaxia vaccine. House Bill No. 7449 (Committee Report No. 395), sponsored by Senator Loren Legarda and co-sponsored by […]
A set of bills on the creation of new legislative districts for General Santos City, Southern Leyte and Isabela were approved on third and final reading by the Senate. House Bills No. (HBN) 5162, 6331 and 7778 were authored and sponsored by Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government. HBN 5162 […]
With the National Food Authority (NFA) Council approving the importation of 250,000 metric tons of rice via open tender, House Appropriations Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Thursday urged the NFA management to ensure that the imported stocks would be distributed properly to prevent problems that have plagued rice stocks that were previously imported […]
The Senate adopted a resolution commending Maunlad Canning Corp., the manufacturer of Young’s Town sardines, for bringing honor and pride to the country when it won the international Food and Beverage Quality award in Madrid, Spain. Senate Resolution No. 296, which was authored by Senator Nancy Binay, noted that Maunlad Canning was the only Philippine […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the passage of legislation authorizing the use of the ₱207 billion Malampaya Fund to pay off the stranded contract costs and stranded debt of the National Power Corporation (Napocor), which he said would provide consumer savings for Filipino households on their monthly electricity bill. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading five house bills seeking to declare special non-working holidays in several provinces to commemorate local significant events. Senator Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government and sponsor of the proposed measures, said the holidays he was proposing were milestones that “warrant equal recognition from […]
As inflation for the month of August hit a nine-year high of 6.4 percent, Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Chairperson Koko Pimentel III on Thursday said the rice tarrification bill pending in the Senate was a “long-term solution” to the rice supply problems that have contributed to rising inflation rates. On Wednesday, BSP Governor Nestor […]