The House of Representatives has provided another way for Filipinos to earn millions of pesos even without winning a gold medal in Olympic Games. House of Representatives plenary On Monday, August, 23, the legislative chamber gave its unanimous nod to the final reading approval of a bill that will...
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...
Contrary to the grim scenario painted by its officials about the 2020 financial condition of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, the Philhealth is still awash with cash and can easily pay the P28 billion it allegedly owes hospitals and medical health facilities. Philhealth logo This was...
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...
Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael T.Defensor has asked the Lower House leadership to summon executives of social media giant Facebook Inc. to respond to questions about its controversial censorship guidelines. Rep Mike Defensor Defensor has filed House Resolution No. 2112 proposing a...
Despite a shocking loss to Cuban Yordenis Ugas, Senator Manny Pacquiao remains the People’s Champ in the hearts of Filipinos, his former colleagues in the House of Representatives said Sunday, August 23. Pacquiao-Ugas Pacquiao’s won the admiration of opposition and administration congressmen...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and former Rep. Neri Colmenares on Saturday, August 21 urged the Commission on Audit and the Office of the Ombudsman to follow the money trail in the form of the tens of billions of pesos in government savings. Money Zarate and...
ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro wants the House of Representatives to look into the operations of Dito Telecommunity, the third telecommunications player in the country, for allegedly failing to make good promises aimed at improving telecommunicaitons services. Telco Tower Castro said...
The Department of Health (DOH) resorted to post-audit “cures” to address adverse audit observations noted by the Commission on Audit (COA) in its 2020 Annual Audit Report. D6E62FB9-E049-4C0A-9B9D-1CEACDF37A1D At the resumption of the congressional inquiry into COA’s findings that P67.32...
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...
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...
A senior administration lawmaker on Thursday, August 19 proposed the reactivation of the pre-audit system of examining disbursements of public funds to address controversies triggered by adverse audit findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) on government agencies. Rep. Rida Robes San Jose del...