The measure seeking to declare Feb. 1 of every year as "National Hijab Day" has taken another step toward enactment. (Unsplash) This, after the House of Representatives unanimously voted for the passage of House Bill (HB) No. 5693 on third and final reading Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 15. Deputy...
A lawmaker on Monday, Nov. 14, called for a legislative investigation of the encounter between military forces and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan last week. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman delivers his privilege speech during the plenary session at the House of...
Just how close to enactment is the bill declaring Feb. 1 as annual 'National Hijab Day?' (Muhammad Ruqi Yaddin/ Unsplash) One of the proponents of the measure, Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman, answered this question by posting a clever "pubmat" on his Facebook Saturday, Nov. 12. A check...
A Mindanao lawmaker appealed on Wednesday, Nov. 9, to the military and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to implement an “immediate ceasefire” to protect vulnerable civilians in Basilan. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Photo from Rep. Hataman’s Facebook page) Deputy Speaker and Basilan...
Cities and municipalities with considerable Muslim populations will be compelled to establish their own Muslim public cemeteries if a proposed measure of a lawmaker from Mindanao becomes law. A woman walks through the Manila Islamic Cemetery and Cultural Hall in Manila. (AP) House Bill No. 3755 or...
In an effort to promote racial, ethnic, and religious equality, Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman has filed a House bill (HB) that seeks to impose legal penalties on discrimination. Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Screencap from House of Representatives Livestream) The Mindanaoan...
Another lawmaker, this time from Mindanao, has joined the mounting calls to postpone the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Screenshot from House of Representatives Livestream) Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman has filed a bill to reschedule the Dec. 5...
“Payag ba tayo na hulmahin ng social media ang ating mga values bilang mga Pilipino? Lalo na ang ating mga kabataan (Will we allow social media to mold our values as Filipinos? Especially that of our youth)?” Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Screencap from House of Representatives...
Deputy minority leader and Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman extolled the late former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino on the occasion of her 13th death anniversary on Monday, Aug. 1. The late former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino (Reuters) In a statement, Hataman highlighted the "shining...
Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman has condemned the ‘senseless’ killing of Rolando Yumol, father of Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) shooter Chao Tiao Yumol. Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Facebook) “We condemn the senseless killing of Rolando Yumol, father of Ateneo...
Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman has condemned the shooting incident which took the life of former Lamitan City, Basilan mayor Rose Furigay and two others at the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) campus on Sunday, July 24. Basilan Representative Mujiv Hataman (Photo from ARMM Bureau of...
More lawmakers have revealed the items they wished President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can tick off when he delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25, at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Among the...
