Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Adm. Artemio Abu renders a salute during the wake of Petty Officer Third Class (PO3) Ponciano Nisperos Jr. in San Fernando City, Pampanga on Sept. 8, 2023. Nisperos drowned while in the middle of a search and rescue (SAR) operation in Tubao, La Union on...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed Philippine Islamic Burial Act--which spells out rules on the proper handling of cadavers of Filipino Muslims--has been unanimously approved on third and final reading by the House of...
(Unsplash) A measure that aims to prevent teenage pregnancies and protect young mothers have been unanimously approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Garnering 232 affirmative votes during plenary session Tuesday night, Sept. 5...
(Unsplash) A measure seeking to expand the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) through the addition of an adult education component in the existing law has been overwhelmingly passed in the House of Representatives. House Bill (HB) No. 8497 or the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives passed another Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)-listed bill on third and final reading during plenary session. Given final approval on late...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives has passed a bill that aims to support young Filipino athletes by institutionalizing a sports voucher system that they can use for their training or for the purchase of sports equipment. Gaining 275 affirmative votes...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A measure providing for the establishment of disaster food banks and stockpiles throughout the country to hasten delivery of relief goods and other supplies during calamities has gained final approval in the House of Representatives. ...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Basketball, billiards, e-sports, football, skateboarding, surfing, wushu. These are some of the sports that Filipino athletes will compete in if and when the proposed biennial Philippine National Games (PNG)--envisioned as the country’s...
(Bloomberg) A measure outlawing bulk foreign currency smuggling for any person found concealing through fraud, willful misdeclaration, or other means the amount exceeding $10,000 when arriving or leaving any point of entry in the Philippines has moved past the...
(Unsplash) A bill that will require a Tree Planting Plan (TPP) from all applicants of building permits for residential, commercial, industrial, and public building development projects has been given final approval in the House of Representatives. House Bill (HB)...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading the New Philippine Building Act, which seeks to replace the 46-year-old Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1096 or National Building Code. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8500, the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) With a vote of 206-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading Wednesday night, Aug. 9 a bill that seeks to strengthen the government’s national health program for senior citizens. House Bill (HB)...
