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A major victory for all Muslims. This was how a grateful Senator Robin Padilla described the passage in the bicameral conference committee of a bill creating additional Sharia districts in the Philippines. Padilla said this victory has a greater impact than the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) since Sharia law […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa has expressed his gratitude to the Bicameral Conference Committee (bicam) for the restoration of the P10-billion budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). During the plenary session, Dela Rosa, one of the vice chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Finance, thanked Senator Sonny Angara, the […]
The Senate and the House of Representatives had its bicameral conference committee meeting on Senate Bill No. 2332 and House Bill No. 7836, amending the Revised Penal Code to raise the age for determining statutory rape. From the previous twelve years old, the bill now revises it to be below sixteen years of age. “No […]
The Lifeline Rate Extension Bill which seeks to extend the implementation of lifeline rate subsidy for another 30 years gets a nod from the Bicam Conference Committee held on Tuesday, March 16. As principal authors of HB 8145, Power Bloc Representatives Presley De Jesus of PHILRECA Party-List and Assistant Minority Leader Sergio Dagooc of APEC […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte said over the weekend the proposed Bayanihan To Heal As One Act that the House of Representatives is set to ratify on Monday contains features that aim to strengthen the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response capabilities of local government units (LGUs) and hasten the recovery of businesses hit hard by the coronavirus-induced […]
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has assured that there will be no delay or adverse effects to be encountered if the national budget for 2020 is not signed into law before yearend. Cayetano made the assurance following the statement of Acting Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado that the 2020 budget is now scheduled to be signed […]
The bicameral (bicam) conference committee approved the proposed measure seeking to increase taxes on alcoholic drinks, heated tobacco products, and vapor cigarettes. In an interview after the bicam meeting, Senator Pia Cayetano and Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said the reconciled version of Senate Bill No. 1074 and House Bill No. 1026 is expected to give […]
The Bicameral Conference Committee has approved the reconciled Senate and House versions of a measure institutionalizing a framework to advance energy efficiency and conservation practices in the country. Senator Win Gatchalian said the approval of the reconciled version of Senate Bill No. 1531 and House Bill No. 8629, more popularly known as the Energy Efficiency […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Wednesday welcomed the passage of the “Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop” bill at the bicameral conference committee level. In a statement, NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the approval of the measure was very timely, citing the ever increasing energy demand in the country. “This measure comes at a time when […]
Senator Joel Villanueva, vice chairperson of the Senate committee on sports, hailed the bicameral conference committee approval of a proposed measure seeking to establish the Philippine Sports Training Center or the PSTC. In the consolidated versions of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the PSTC shall include training facilities for Olympic sports and other […]