The congressional bid of controversial Pharmally Biological Company executive Rose Nono Lin has been questioned anew, this time by a Quezon City resident who sought her disqualification as candidate for lack fo residency. Rose Nono Lin Through her lawyer Ma. Lourdes Fugoso-Alcain, QC voter Annalou...
The establishment of a centralized weighing scale to be called “Timbangan ng Bayan” in all public and private markets will be mandatory under a bill endorsed for enactment in the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Trade and Industry has submitted for plenary deliberation House...
A P1-million death benefit is assured the family of a health care who dies in the line of duty under a bill filed in the House of Representatives. F2E64158-6E60-4B64-ADAA-CDD58556CFBF Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas filed House Bill 10331 or the Allowances and Benefits for Health Care Workers Act as...
Stressing that cancer remains the leading cause of death and disability in the country, Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas has sought an additional P800 million for the cancer care and treatment budget of the Department of Health for 2022. Rep.Alfred Vargas hearing microphone Vargas, chairman of the...
A two-month prison term and a minimum fine of P100,000 will be imposed on hoarders of vaccines and persons administering unauthorized vaccine shots once a bill criminalizing said acts is passed into law. Virus vaccine Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas filed House Bill 10106 or the Anti-Vaccine...
Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Partylist Rep. Amihilda Sangcopan has called for an end to forced and fixed child marriages that remain a practice in the Philippines, more particularly in areas in Mindanao. Child marriage Sangcopan aired the appeal as she reiterated the call for the swift passage of...
The House Committee on Women and Gender Equality has strongly endorsed for approval the bill making child marriages unlawful and penalizing persons, including parents, found guilty of facilitating or solemnizing illegal unions. Child marriage Authors of House Bill 9943 or the Anti-Child Marriage...
Rep. Alfred Vargas Rep. Alfred Vargas of Quezon City was emotional after he finished his Master of Public Administration from the National College of Public Administration and Governance of the University of the Philippines on Sunday, July 25. During a virtual conference with entertainment...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, June 2 passed on third and final reading a bill ensuring the permanent validity of certificates of live birth, death and marriage in order to unburden citizens of the inconveniences and the unnecessary expenses of securing said certificates. Voting 199 in...
Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas on Monday, May 3, expressed confidence that the proposed Bayanihan 3 law will get strong support and will likely be passed swiftly as soon as regular sessions resume on May 16. `Vargas, chairman of the House Committee on Social Services and a co-author of the bill,...
