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The House Committee on Energy chaired by Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco convened and held a Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting to discuss House Bill 7001, which seeks the condonation of all unpaid debts, including interest payments, Value Added Taxes (VAT), and other charges on power bills that the Public Utilities Department (PUD) – Olongapo […]
The House Committee on Ecology technical working group (TWG) chaired by Santa Rosa City Representative Dan Fernandez continued deliberations on House Resolution (HR) 376, urging the House to revisit the ₱18.7-billion Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project (LLRP), and the untapped potential of Laguna Lake as a floodwater reservoir and as a source of drinking water. Fernandez briefed […]
Championing the welfare of Filipino coconut farmers, the House of Representatives, through the Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by Quezon 1st District Representative Mark Enverga met with government agencies to ensure the proper implementation of Republic Act 11524, also known as the “Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act.” Enverga stressed that the welfare of […]
The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture chaired by Pasig City Representative Roman Romulo met recently to discuss the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 11470, otherwise known as “The National Academy of Sports (NAS) System,” and ensure that there is a ready college program for K-12 students in the sports track or in any […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez assured the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) of the continued support of the House of Representatives (HOR) for its modernization program to strengthen the country’s pursuit of national peace and stability.Romualdez made the assurance during the HOR-AFP fellowship series (Visayas leg) in Cebu City that was attended by high-ranking military officers […]
The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture technical working group (TWG) chaired by ACT Teachers Party-list Representative France Castro tackled the substitute bill seeking to institutionalize support mechanisms on matters of student discipline and classroom management for teachers and personnel in the public school system. The substitute bill consolidates House Bills (HB) 364, 549, […]
Senator Robin Padilla appealed to the leadership of the Senate for a “collaborative effort” with the House of Representatives in deliberating on the preferred mode of amending economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Padilla made the appeal in letters sent to Senate President Migz Zubiri, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, […]
The technical working group (TWG) of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs chaired by Surigao del Norte Representative Robert Ace Barbers met to discuss House Bill 6783 which seeks to remove cannabis and any of its form or derivative from the list of dangerous drugs and substances under existing laws. The bill authored by Davao del […]
The House of Representatives, under the leadership of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, will continue working on remaining priority legislation even during the congressional break.This developed after the House authorized Wednesday night all its committees to hold hearings, if needed, during the period of adjournment from March 23 to May 7, 2023, to process important bills […]
As session adjourns for Holy Week recess, Speaker Martin Romualdez bared that the House of Representatives succeeded in approving on third and final reading 23 of 31 bills identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) as priority measures of the Marcos administration.These measures were already transmitted to the Senate. The 31 LEDAC priority measures, […]