The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) The measure that seeks to expand the scope of legal aid extended to overseas Filipinos and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. "Our...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on the third and final reading the proposed Climate Change Resilience Act, which stresses the need for the government to come up with measures to stop...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With 246 "yes" votes, a measure seeking to boost financial literacy among Filipinos have been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Given final nod by the...
The House plenary. (Speaker’s office) The proposed Magna Carta of the Out-of-School Youth (OSY) has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. The magna carta, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.9347, garnered 246...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The measure seeking to provide an additional criterion for the availment of unprogrammed appropriations under the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 has been overwhelmigly approved on third and...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill reducing the duration and validity of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in terms of its representation from the current five...
The House plenary (Speaker’s office) Congressmen have declared themselves ready for nuclear energy. With a vote of 200-7-2 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No. 9293, or the...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed on third and final hearing the measure that seeks to institutionalize a Contraband Detection and Control System (CDCS) in penal and detention facilities across the country. Garnering 208 affirmative...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Not only was the mission accomplished; it was accomplished way ahead of schedule. House Speaker Martin Romualdez proudly announced on Wednesday night, Sept. 27 the 100 percent completion of...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed Anti Agri-Fishery Commodities and Tobacco Economic Sabotage Act--a priority measure of the agriculture-conscious Marcos administration--has been unanimously approved on third...
(Unsplash) A measure seeking to institutionalize a mechanism that would refund customers in case of outages and disruptions with their Internet or telecommunications services has gained final approval in the House of Representatives. Gaining 278 affirmative...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) It took the House of Representatives just one month to approve the bill proposing a sustainable pension system for military and uniformed personnel (MUP), one of the more intensely urgent measures of the Marcos...
