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The House of Representatives approved on second reading a measure seeking to grant media giant ABS-CBN a provisional franchise valid until Oct. 31, 2020. During the plenary session, the lower chamber passed through voice voting House Bill No. 6732, which seeks to grant the ABS-CBN Corporation a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain radio […]
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano supported the call for a special session to pass measures granting a supplemental budget for the government to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Cayetano said the House of Representatives is ready should President Rodrigo Duterte call for an emergency session. “We are willing to have special […]
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill creating the Department of Filipinos Overseas and Foreign Employment (DFO). With 173 affirmative votes, 11 negative votes, and no abstention, the chamber passed House Bill 5832, which seeks to create a new department that shall be the primary agency tasked to protect […]
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has assured that there will be no delay or adverse effects to be encountered if the national budget for 2020 is not signed into law before yearend. Cayetano made the assurance following the statement of Acting Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado that the 2020 budget is now scheduled to be signed […]
The House of Representatives has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed P4.1-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2020. This development came after the bicameral conference committee approved the proposed 2020 budget on the same day. Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said the budget that was passed has “no pork, no parked funds, and […]
Members of the House of Representatives have pledged to grant Filipino gold medalists in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games additional incentives. The SEA Games is being hosted by the Philippines from November 30 to December 11. The chamber adopted House Resolution No. 568, which seeks to collect and deduct the individual pledges of congressmen […]
The House Committees on Government Reorganization chaired by Rep. Mario Vittorio Mariño (5th District, Batangas) and Overseas Workers Affairs chaired by Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza (Party-list, TUCP), approved the unnumbered consolidated bill creating the Department of Filipino Overseas and Foreign Employment.The approved bill, which harmonized 39 measures, was drafted by the joint panel’s technical working […]
Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) chairman, House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said he is ready to face any investigation into controversies surrounding the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games. “Hold me accountable. SEA Games Organizing Committee accountable. Hindi ako magtatago. Ako po haharap sa Senado, sa Ombudsman (I won’t hide. I would show up […]
Senator Imee Marcos said Senator Bong Go must get to the bottom of the numerous foul-ups in hosting the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) that are embarrassing the Filipino people even before the biennial sports event has begun. Marcos added that she backs Go’s promise, as chairman of the Senate sports committee, to conduct a probe […]
House members urged everyone to support and enjoy the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games by cheering for the country’s athletes and documenting their efforts and sacrifices instead of dwelling on the criticisms against its preparations.Rep. Eric Martinez (2nd District, Valenzuela City) and Rep. Jericho Jonas Nograles (Party-list, PBA), chairman and vice chairman of the Committee […]