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LAW VS CHILD MARRIAGE WILL PROTECT BANGSAMORO KIDS

Lawyer Alex Lacson, a senatorial candidate running under the Kapatiran Party and the Tropang Leni-Kiko, is appealing to the Muslim leaders in Mindanao to give Republic Act No. 11596, which bans and criminalizes child marriages, a chance. Lacson made the appeal after the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), the interim governing body of the Bangsamoro Autonomous […]

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DE LIMA HAILS LAW BANNING CHILD MARRIAGE IN PH

Senator Leila de Lima was elated over the recent passage into law of a bill that will end the practice of child marriage in the Philippines. De Lima, co-author of the anti-child marriage bill at the Senate, said that Republic Act (RA) No. 11596, or An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage and Imposing […]

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TAX RELIEF LAW FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS INKED

Senator Sonny Angara lauded the enactment of the law clarifying the preferential tax treatment granted to private schools, saying this will save many struggling schools from closing down permanently. Republic Act 11635 amends Section 27(B) of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 and was signed on December 10, 2021 by President Rodrigo Duterte. “It […]

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PEACE PARTY LIST HAILS LAW BANNING CHILD MARRIAGE

The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list lauded the enactment of a landmark measure prohibiting child marriage in the country. “The Prohibition of Child Marriage Law is a necessary measure to protect and uphold the welfare of Filipino children. The practice of child marriage has prevailed long enough, and we in PEACE Party-list […]

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SEAFARERS’ MAGNA CARTA SOON TO BECOME LAW – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara is optimistic the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers will finally become a law after over a decade of languishing in the legislative mill. As the author of Senate Bill 135, which along with other similar measures has been consolidated into Senate Bill 2369, Angara said that this will ensure the rights of […]

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DUTERTE SIGNS LAW CREATING BACOLOD CITY HOSPITAL

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law Republic Act (RA) 11564, creating the Bacolod City General Hospital and appropriating funds for its establishment. “Finally, our dream of having our own hospital in Bacolod City will soon be realized,” said Lone District Representative Greg Gasataya, who authored the bill in the House of Representatives. RA 11564 […]

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DUTERTE ENACTS COOP DEV’T OFFICER ACT — ZUBIRI

President Rodrigo Duterte recently signed into law Republic Act 11535 or the Cooperatives Development Officer Act, which amends the Local Government Code of 1991 to authorize the creation of the Cooperatives Development Officer (CDO) as a mandatory position in all local government units. “This has been such a long-awaited bill by our cooperative sector, so […]

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DUTERTE SIGNS CREATE ACT INTO LAW – LOPEZ

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Board of Investments (BOI) hailed the signing of the landmark Republic Act. No. 11534 or the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act by President Rodrigo Duterte after it passed both Houses of Congress recently. “We thank President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the Congress […]

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GORDON: ENFORCE MOTORCYCLE CRIME PREVENTION ACT

Decrying the continuous rise in criminal incidents perpetrated by riding-in-tandem criminals, most of which remain unsolved, Senator Dick Gordon prodded anew the Land Transportation Office and the Department of Transportation for the full implementation of Republic Act 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act as he expressed fear that the unabated killings in the country […]

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PREXY ANTI-RED TAPE EMERGENCY POWERS NOW A LAW

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law Republic Act 11517, or an act authorizing the President to expedite the processing and issuance of national and local permits, licenses and certifications in times of national emergency. “This is such great news to start the year with,” said Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, sponsor and one of […]