The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill 10867 which seeks to provide better services to Muslim Filipino pilgrims through the privatization of the annual Islamic pilgrimage. The measure, which received 168 affirmative votes and three negative votes, seeks to reduce the government control particularly from the National Commission on Muslim […]
Tag: Hajj
To ensure an efficient, organized and safe Hajj pilgrimage for Muslim Filipinos, Senator Robin Padilla has filed a bill letting travel operators take up some of the tasks currently delegated to the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF). In Senate Bill 2452, Padilla sought to amend parts of Republic Act 9997, mandating the NCMF to […]
Basilan Representative Mujiv Hataman said he would call for a congressional review into the reported failure of the National Commission for Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) to secure visas for several Filipino Hajj pilgrims who are now stranded in Metro Manila despite paying over P300,000 for their travel arrangements to Saudi Arabia. Hataman said Congress should look […]