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BCDA CHARTER AMENDMENT PASSES SENATE’S 2ND READING

The Senate approved on Second Reading a bill sponsored by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano that seeks to amend the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) charter in order to strengthen and expand the powers of the government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC). Following the period of amendments, Senate Bill No. 2647, which Cayetano sponsored during his […]

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E-GOVERNANCE BILL GETS SENATE OK ON 2ND READING

The push to transform government services through digitalization, led by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, is now just one step away from Senate approval after passing the Second Reading. During the plenary session, Cayetano, the bill’s sponsor, introduced his amendments to Senate Bill No. 2781, also known as the proposed “E-Governance Act,” along with the changes […]

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INTERNET TRANSACTIONS ACT GETS SENATE OK

Senator Mark Villar, the primary sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1846, also known as the Internet Transactions Act of 2023, successfully led the approval of the bill on its second reading after the period of individual amendments. “Through our successful collaboration with other senators, the amendments presented and adopted to the Internet Transactions Act ensures […]

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TELEMEDICINE BILL GETS HOUSE OK ON 2ND READING

The House of Representatives approved on second reading a measure establishing the electronic health or eHealth system in the country using information and communications technology. The chamber, via voice vote, passed House Bill 10245, otherwise referred to as the proposed “eHealth System and Services Act”. The bill seeks to institutionalize a system of providing wide […]

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TEACHER EDUCATION BILL HURDLES 2ND HOUSE READING

A measure seeking to improve the quality of student teachers and teachers by further strengthening the Teacher Education Council has hurdled second reading approval at the House of Representatives. During the plenary session, the chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 1031, or the proposed Teacher Education Act, which would strengthen teacher education in the […]

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ANTI-RED TAPE BILL GETS SENATE NOD ON 2ND READING

Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri took to the floor to carry Senate Bill No. 1844, or the Act Authorizing the President to Expedite the Processing and Issuance of National and Local Permits, Licenses, and Certifications in Times of National Emergency, through its second reading approval. Principally authored by Zubiri, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate […]