Malacañang clarified that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. fully supports the creation of the Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport, and his decision to veto the proposed measure was to cure the defects found in it. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (PCOO Photo)...
While the Supreme Court's (SC's) decision to uphold the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) power over tobacco products is a life-saving move, the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act (Vape Bill), which is now an enrolled bill at the Office of the President, can possibly...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged President Duterte to veto the proposed law that seeks to lower the age of those who can access vape and electronic cigarette products. The Health agency said that the Senate Bill No. 2239 or the proposed Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act “contains...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that he respects President Duterte’s reasons for vetoing the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act, and expressed willingness to revisit the measure to ensure that no provision is unconstitutional and runs counter to the rights of...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon expressed doubts that any attempt to override the presidential veto on the SIM Card Registration bill would be possible. While he supports Senate President Vicente Sotto III’s initiative to find a way to save the bill by convincing Congress to overturn the...
Tarlac 2nd district Rep. Victor Yap is seeking clarification from Malacañang as to what provisions in the SIM Card Registration Bill supposedly infringe upon the freedom of speech and the right to privacy of individuals. (Nordwood themes/ Unsplash) This, after the enrolled bill was vetoed by...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, April 18 sought to save the SIM Card Registration Bill vetoed last week by President Duterte. Asked about the fate of the vetoed bill when interviewed in Cebu during the birth anniversary of his late grandfather, Vicente Sotto, the Senate Chief said:...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, April 16 supported the decision of President Duterte to veto a measure seeking the mandatory registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards of mobile phone users. ‘’Mandating social media registration could be violative of the...
President Duterte has vetoed the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration law that seeks the mandatory registration of all such cards and social media accounts. President Duterte (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Presidential Communications Secretary and Acting Presidential...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta I n September 2013, with Syria in mind, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation said that the founders of the United Nations Organization must have understood that decisions affecting war and peace should be made only by consensus. And with the USA’s...
Senator Joel Villanueva admitted to being “hurt” by President Duterte vetoing the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill that would have fulfilled his campaign promise of ending contractualization, but promised to re-file it if he wins another term. Reelectionist Senator Joel Villanueva is a guest...
