With 202 affirmative votes and zero negative votes, the House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 31 approved on final reading a bill exempting from all taxes the importation of critical medical supplies, essential goods, inputs, raw materials and equipment urgently needed during times of public...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 31 unanimously approved on third and final reading the proposed Hidilyn Diaz Act that would exempt from taxes all bonuses, gifts and incentives received by national athletes for winning in international sports competitions. Hidilyn Diaz - Gold Medal...
Former Speaker and Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, a fierce advocate of divorce in the country, on Saturday, August 29 confirmed that his petition for annulment of his marriage to his estranged wife has been granted by a Makati City judge. Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez Alvarez posted the news of...
The proposed Hidilyn Diaz Act easily hurdled second reading passage in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 24. Hidilyn Diaz 2 House Bill 9990 seeks to clarify all laws on the imposition of taxes for bonuses, rewards, donations, gifts and other forms of emoluments granted to national...
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on final reading a bill that provides for nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:10 and mandates additional protection and development of the nursing profession in the country. Nurses in PPE House Bill No. 9389 or the New Philippine Nursing Practice Act...
The House of Representatives on Monday, August 23 passed on third and final reading the bill that proposes to define tax rates for proprietary schools in order to allow them to avail of the 10-percent preferential rate on taxable income. STUDENTS With all 203 members present voting in the...
It might be too late to save our planet and ourselves, unless we move right now MANILA DUST, MANILA DUSK In a study in 2019, the Philippines ranks third in air pollution deaths. In photo is the skyline of Manila In the grim novels kids these days like to read, they would often refer to a time...
A senior House of Representatives officials sees no chance for the divorce bill to win approval in the House of Representatives even if the process of passage is fasttracked by the chamber. Divorce wedding “I don’t think the bill will pass - it is in direct contravension of the 1987...
Deputy Speaker and Buhay Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza on Wednesday, August 18 bewailed the alleged plans in the House of Representatives to railroad the passage of the highly controversial absolute divorce bill following its committee approval on Tuesday. Divorce 2 Atienza aired the accusation as...
In near tears during a congressional hearing on Tuesday, August 16, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III accused the Commission on Audit of destroying the good image of the Department of Health with the latter’s release of an audit report detailing serious adverse findings in the disbursement by...
House Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante will lead an exodus of Lower House members from their respective political parties to join the Aksyon Demokratiko if Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso declares a bid for the presidency in the 2022 national...
House Deputy Speaker and Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante on Friday, August 13 dared Health Secretary Francisco Duque to resign and spare President Rodrigo Duterte of the task of defending him again from accusations that he mismanaged government funds allocated to address the COVID-19 crisis. Rep....
