The Senate has approved Senate Bill No. 2212 or the bill establishing regional specialty centers on third and final reading. The proposed Regional Specialty Centers Act is one of the priority measures in the Common Legislative Agenda of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading late Monday afternoon, May 29 the proposed Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act in unanimous fashion. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8203, it was also the second of...
The Senate on Monday, May 29 approved on third and final reading the bill that would establish a national employment generation and recovery master plan. Sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, Senate Bill No. 2035, or the proposed "Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act," hurdled the Upper Chamber...
A group of education workers called on the Department of Education (DepEd) and the national government to fast-track the release of the one-time rice allowance to all public school teachers. ACT / ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines said that...
As the country seeks to strengthen its connectivity with global partners in a post-pandemic world, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. cited the urgency of enacting a National Land Use Policy for the country, a priority legislative agenda of his administration. *President Ferdinand...
Public school teachers made their version of a letter certifying as “urgent” the passing into law of salary increase bills. (Juan Carlo de Vela / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines made this move after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. asked the...
(PNA) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan has expressed high hopes for the proposed Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act, which has recently moved forward in the House of Representatives. “We are counting on the full automation and digitization of the BI’s...
BUTUAN CITY – Local government units in the Caraga region have been tasked to roll-out programs and projects strictly enforcing Republic Act No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act and RA 11596 or the Prohibition on Child Marriage Law. Led by their Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System, these...
MARAWI CITY – Residents who were displaced when this city became a battlefield between government forces and the militants affiliated with the Islamic State six years ago will finally be compensated following the signing on Tuesday, May 23, of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is one step closer to having a law on national land use. This, after the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading Bill (HB) No.8162 or the proposed National Land Use Act (NLUA), via vote of 262-3-0...
School break in April to May is “more beneficial” to education compared to July-August vacation, a group of education workers on Monday, May 22, said. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are almost through the hottest months and it is alarming how it has made our learners and teachers suffer...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to institutionalize the Shared Service Facilities (SSF) project of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The bill seeks to ensure there is continued funding for the benefit of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)....
