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Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill which seeks to establish a Product Safety Online Information Center which will be in the form of a website so that it will be easily accessible to the public. The online information center will contain recalls, prohibitions, bans, defects and other relevant safety information on consumer products and […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill which seeks to provide relief to student-beneficiaries of the Free Higher Education and Free Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs under Republic Act No. 10931. Recall that Section 6 of Republic Act 10931 otherwise known as “Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act” pertains to exceptions to free […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill which seeks to amend RA 11261 otherwise known as the “First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act” to extend the waiver of fees and charges to jobseekers who have lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under Senate Bill 2090, all government agencies and instrumentalities, including Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a measure which requires all dealers, retailers and similar entities engaged in the sale of motor vehicles to plant at least 10 trees for every sales transaction. This requirement of tree planting shall be accomplished within six months from the date of the sales transaction as reflected in the official […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill which seeks to require the use of plain language in government-issued public advisories, notices, announcements, and similar documents intended for public dissemination and distribution. Senate Bill 1911 mandates that all national government agencies, offices, instrumentalities including government-owned-and-controlled corporations (GOCCs) should adopt the use of plain language in English, […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 8047 or the “Book Publishing Industry Development Act.” The amendment will mandate the publishers participating in the government’s Public School Textbook Program to allow the scanning or conversion into e-books and other digital formats, in part or in full, of their […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed Senate Bill No. 1846 which aims to establish an “Electronics Donation and Recycling Program” nationwide where manufacturers and retailers of electronic gadgets will be mandated to set up donation and recycling booths in their sales outlets and service centers. This is for the purpose of processing and accepting electronic gadgets […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed Senate Bill No. 1751 which proposes to create the National Legal Knowledge and Assistance System which shall serve as an online repository of different laws, rules and regulations in our country. The Department of Justice (DOJ), in coordination with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will be mandated […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill which seeks to provide protection to delivery riders/drivers, by requiring food and grocery delivery service providers to establish a mandatory reimbursement scheme for cancelled orders. For months now, since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, most people have been confined to their homes to avoid crowded […]
Senator Lito Lapid is pushing to have a senior citizen sectoral representative in all local legislative councils in order to give the elderly a voice in local governance and legislation. According to Lapid, there is no better way to address the country’s ageing population than to involve senior citizens in policy-making and agenda setting from […]