The House Committees on Justice and Ways and Means on Monday, May 17, endorsed the passage of the bill granting hazard pay to state prosecutors. House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Alvin Kasiban) The proposed additional incentive is contained in House Bill No. 8675, authored by...
Several leaders of various Filipino-American groups thanked United States President Joe Biden for the recent delivery of more than 2.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to the Philippines through the COVAX facility. Filipino-American community leaders gather outside the White House in...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The United States and other world powers as well as the United Nations have called for “de-escalation” of deadly confrontation between the Israeli military and Palestinian forces in a bid to avoid a “full-scale war” between the two...
Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Sarte Salceda on Saturday, May 15, said the House ways and means committee would focus on three key areas when the 18th Congress resumes regular session on Monday, May 17. House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Alvin Kasiban) These are the...
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte on Saturday, May 15, said he is perplexed as to why the leadership of the House of Representatives insists on "squandering" the chamber's time on Charter Change (Cha-cha) when the 18th Congress resumes session Monday. Villafuerte said lawmakers' energy...
Pancake House launches its Pancakes and Waffles All-You-Can Weekends promo Weekends with unlimited pancakes and waffles Pancakes and waffles are among the best culinary gifts the Western kitchen has given the world. While Filipinos would never pass on a cup of coffee matched with a warm pandesal or...
The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms has approved the committee report on the substitute bill that seeks to strengthen the field offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The draft substitute bill on House Bills Nos. 511, 1669, 4853, 4985, 5190, 5270, 5305, 5524, 5563, 5649...
The House Committee on Energy on Wednesday, May 12 approved the draft substitute bill on the proposed “Electric Vehicles Act” that seeks to promote the use of e-vehicles in the Philippines. The House energy panel, together with the House Committees on Ecology and Transportation, approved the...
BUHAY Party-list Representative Jose "Lito" Atienza on Tuesday, May 11, sought to prevent the legalization of same-sex marriage in the anti-discrimination bill being crafted in the House of Representatives. Buhay Party-list Representative Jose "Lito" Atienza (Facebook) At the hearing of the House...
Members of the House of Representatives' Committee on Human Rights on Tuesday, May 11, voted to retain the prohibition on discrimination on the basis of gender identity in the proposed comprehensive anti-discrimination law. Manila 6th District representative and House Deputy Speaker Bienvendo...
Three committees in the House of Representatives approved on Monday, May 10, a bill seeking to promote Philippine music and develop Filipino musical talents. The annual National Music Competitions for Young Artists. (NAMCYA Foundation, Inc./http://www.namcya.com/about-namcya/) House Bill No. 7817...
The White House announced on Monday that it would take action against health care providers who discriminate against gay and transgender people. "The Supreme Court has made clear that people have a right not to be discriminated against on the basis of sex and receive equal treatment under the law,...
