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“Gamot at pagpapagamot ng Pilipino, dapat sagot ng gobyerno!” This was the statement of Manoy Wilbert “Wise” Lee as he urged the passage of the amendments on the Republic Act (RA) No. 11223 or the “Universal Healthcare (UHC) Act” to institutionalize the comprehensive and appropriate increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) benefits and lower […]
Senior Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito called on the House of Representatives to expedite its version of the proposed amendments to the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act following the Senate’s unanimous approval of Senate Bill 2620 on its third and final reading. Ejercito expressed hope that his colleagues in the House will pass their version […]
Senator Mark Villar delivered his sponsorship speech on the proposed amendments to the charter of the Development Bank of the Philippines. Senate Bill No. 2804 authored by Villar and Senate President Chiz Escudero has undergone multiple consultative meetings, public hearings, and technical working group sessions to craft Committee Report No. 308, which Senator Mark sponsored […]
Senator Mark Villar, Chairperson of the Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions, and Currencies successfully led the public hearing on the proposed amendment to the Charter of the Development Bank of the Philippines. “Today, we are here to discuss this bill amending the DBP Charter yet again because we see the imminent need to address the […]
Senator Robin Padilla promised to work on making sure the next generation of Filipinos can better implement the Philippine Constitution, after hearings on some of the 1987 Charter’s political provisions. Padilla said that while there is nothing wrong with the 1987 Constitution, generations of leaders had failed to implement its provisions, including those on political […]
The House of Representatives during plenary proceedings completed the period of sponsorship and debate for House Bill 10381, a Malacañang-certified measure that seeks to amend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) to lower prices of rice.In his sponsorship speech, House Committee on Agriculture and Food chairperson Representative Wilfrido Mark Enverga of Quezon said Republic Act 11203, […]
The House Committee on Dangerous Drugs chaired by Surigao del Norte 2nd District Representative Robert Ace Barbers approved a draft substitute bill seeking to strengthen Republic Act 9165, as amended, more popularly known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.Barbers welcomed the Committee’s approval of the substitute bill, which consolidates 12 bills on the subject, […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa wants to give more teeth to the law against hazing by making schools accountable and penalizing them if found negligent in implementing the law, which can cause serious injuries and even death of students due to hazing. This developed during the hearing on Tuesday conducted by the Senate Committee on Justice […]
Ensuring the 1987 Constitution does not hold back the Philippines’ economic growth – especially for the long term – should be the priority especially of lawmakers, a constitutional reform advocate said. Lawyer and Ateneo de Manila Law School Professor Antonio Abad Jr. said fixing the relevant provisions in the basic law of the land is […]
Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan agreed to the call of a local farmers’ group in Baler, Aurora to amend the Rice Tariffication Law for farmers to recover from revenue losses. “Kinakailangang reviewhin itong Rice Tariffication measure at mabigyan ng amendments kasama na doon ang powers of regulatory function of NFA para mabantayan din iyong merkado,” […]