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The 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) amounting to P167.5 billion, which is six percent higher than its 2023 funds under the General Appropriations Act (GAA), has been approved by the House of Representatives recently. In line with the directives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to boost the country’s local […]
Senior Citizen Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said the House committee on ways and means has approved the increase to 15 percent the discount on electricity and water utilities monthly billings, but the discount is limited to households that do not consume more than 100 kilowatts per hour of electricity and 30 cubic meters of metered […]
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill that would institutionalize a mechanism to refund customers in case of outages and disruptions with their internet or telecommunications services.Gaining 278 affirmative votes during plenary session was House Bill (HB) No. 9021, dubbed the “Refund for Internet and Telecommunications Services Outages […]
The House of Representatives adopted a resolution to congratulate and commend the recipients of the 2023 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipino awards for their unwavering commitment and exceptional contributions to public service.House Resolution (HR) No. 1312 was introduced by Speaker Martin Romualdez, Senior Deputy Speaker Dong Gonzales Jr., Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe, Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan, […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez reported that the House of Representatives has approved 18 out of the 20 priority measures that the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) targeted for approval by December this year.The House Speaker, at the same time, expressed confidence in having all the 20 bills approved before the end of September, or three […]
The House of Representatives under Speaker Martin Romualdez approved on third and final reading the bill giving Muslim-Filipinos better digital access to Shari’a courts, which amended several provisions of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos Act of 2009 (Republic Act 9997). House Bill (HB) 9045 or An Act Providing Muslim Filipinos better access to Shari’a courts received an overwhelming 251 […]
Amid plenary budget deliberations, the House of Representatives approved on second reading House Bill (HB) 8969 or the proposed “Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP) Pension System Act.” The measure seeks to ensure the sustainability of the pension and other benefits of MUP by creating a fiscal framework that fully supports its funding requirements. HB 8969 […]
The House of Representatives adopted Senate Bill No. 2019, as an amendment to House Bill No. 227, which seeks to institute policies for the protection and welfare of caregivers in the practice of their occupation. The proposed “Caregivers’ Welfare Act,” which would cover caregivers employed and working within the country in private homes, nursing or […]
Recognizing the importance of having equal access to higher education, the House of Representatives approved House Bill 9015 or the proposed “Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) Act.” TINGOG Party-list Representatives Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre principally authored the measure. In his sponsorship speech, Committee on Higher and Technical Education Chairperson and […]
For legislators to better appreciate the administration’s infrastructure development program, the House Committees on Flagship Programs and Projects and Public Works and Highways in partnership with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and the Department of Transportation (DOTr), jointly organized a photo exhibit at the South Wing Lobby of the House of Representatives […]