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PIMENTEL TO PRESIDENT MARCOS: VETO MAHARLIKA BILL

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III is calling on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to veto the recently passed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill and return it to Congress for rectification. “The bill, in its current form, is not acceptable. I am calling on the President to exercise his veto power and return the measure to Congress,” Pimentel […]

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HOUSE AIMS FOR ZERO VETO OF BILLS – QUIMBO

The House of Representatives, under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez, has been forging tighter coordination with Malacañang and the Senate to prevent even a single presidential veto of bills to be approved by the 19th Congress, House leaders said. In a press conference, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe said the closer coordination would […]

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NEA LAUDS DLPC FRANCHISE AREA EXPANSION ACT VETO

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. vetoed House Bill No. 10554 or an Act Expanding the Franchise Area of Davao Light and Power Company, Inc. In a letter addressed to the Senate, President Marcos said he is constrained to veto the bill due to the susceptibility of the proposed expansion of the franchise area of Davao […]

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VETOED: DAVAO LIGHT AND POWER FRANCHISE EXPANSION

In a letter addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives yesterday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. sent his veto message of House Bill 10554 or An Act Expanding the Franchise Area of Davao Light and Power Company, Inc. President Marcos echoed the declared national policy in PD 269 on total electrification of the Philippines […]

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PCOO : MARCOS BACKS BULACAN AIRPORT CITY ECOZONE

Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) chief and Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. fully supports the creation of the Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport and his decision to veto House Bill 7575 aimed to cure defects found in the measure. “Presidential Veto is the fastest way to cure […]

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YAP: CLARIFY SIM CARD REGISTRATION BILL VETO

The chairman of the House committee on information and communications technology sought clarification on President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to veto the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act. Tarlac Representative Victor Yap, who is a primary author and sponsor of the bill, asked clarification from the Office of the President as to what provisions […]

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USE VETOED PORK BARREL FUNDS TO HIKE PAY OF TEACHERS– GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian says he has already found the P54 billion needed to fund his bill raising the salaries of teachers by two salary grades. “Hindi po ba may vineto si Pangulong (Rodrigo)Duterte na P95 billion na pork barrel funds sa 2019 budget? Bakit hindi natin kunin ‘yong P54 billion doon para pondohan ang salary […]

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WE THANK SENATOR VILLANUEVA FOR REFILING THE ANTI-ENDO BILL – TUCP

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), which is touted as the country’s largest labor union, thanked Senator Joel Villanueva for refiling the Security of Tenure bill (SOT) or the  “End Endo Bill” which was vetoed by President Rodrigo Duterte. “We also urge the President to certify it as urgent again.”  “We thank Senator […]