The House of Representatives has paved the way for final approval next week a bill seeking to strengthen the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA)--a move that 's seen impact both employment and housing. Expected to be passed on third and final reading on or before sine die...
The proposed Digital Media Anti-False Information Act, which imposes a six- to 12-year prison term and fines of up to P2 million on persons found guilty of deliberately spreading fake news that seriously threatens national security, has been approved on second reading in House of Representatives....
The measure seeking to expand the government’s existing feeding program into an initiative that addresses hunger, malnutrition, and learning poverty among Filipino children has been approved on second reading in the House of Representatives. Gaining penultimate passage via simple voice vote (ayes...
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure seeking to strengthen the country’s fight against online child sexual abuse and exploitation. Passed via voice vote (ayes vs. nayes) during the marathon plenary session on Tuesday, May 27 was House Bill (HB) No. 9461, or the...
The late Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop 's name echoed in plenary on Wednesday night, May 20, almost as if he was there. This, after one of his pet measures in the 20th Congress, titled An Act increasing the compulsory retirement age for uniformed personnel of the Philippine...
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading the measure seeking to declare National Election Day a regular holiday, as opposed to a special non-working holiday. Given penultimate passage in the chamber during plenary session Wednesday night, May 20 via simple voice vote (ayes vs....
The proposed national emergency response and resiliency framework dubbed as the KALINGA Actwhich members of the House of Representatives crafted amid the fuel price crisis--has been approved on second reading. Deputy Speaker Misamis Oriental 2nd district Rep. Yevgeny Vincente Emano, the presiding...
The long-sought Anti-Political Dynasty Law, which eyes a second degree of consanguinity or affinity as limit on political families, has moved a step closer to enactment on late Wednesday afternoon, May 20 following its second-reading passage in the House of Representatives. Embodied in House Bill...
The House of Representatives under its Speaker, Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino "Bojie" Dy III approved on second reading three key measures during plenary session Wednesday, May 13 as the chamber accelerates work during the tail end of the first regular session. Given penultimate passage via...
A fire ripped through a residential community in Quezon City early Saturday, May 9, displacing around 100 families after quickly escalating to second alarm in Barangay Bagong Pag-asa. The Bureau of Fire Protection–Quezon City said the fire broke out at 5:50 a.m. near Jetti along Road 3, Mindanao...
A pre-dawn fire swept through a row of commercial establishments along Holy Spirit Drive in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City on Thursday, May 7, rapidly escalating and reaching second alarm. Initial investigation by the Bureau of Fire Protection–National Capital Region (BFP-NCR) showed the fire...
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Alva Palosaari Sundman scoured the racks of secondhand clothes in Stockholm for hours in search of the right pair of pre-owned jeans. The 24-year-old art student was among hundreds of people attending an annual clothing swap on Sunday at a community center in Sweden 's...
