The House of Representatives has approved on second reading Monday night, Aug. 24 a measure granting a new 50-year congressional franchise to the country 's flag-carrier, Philippine Airlines (PAL). House Bill (HB) No.10545, which seeks to essentially replace PAL 's existing franchise...
House Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino "Bojie" Dy III highlighted the positive impact to education that House Bill (HB) No. 9532, or the proposed “Universal Access to Digital Academic Learning Resources Act" could potentially bring. This, as Dy welcomed the recent passage of the measure...
When my husband picked up our sons from school one afternoon, he noticed the guards speaking to the students in English. It surprised him. The school was also his alma mater, and he remembered Filipino being commonly spoken on campus. A guard explained that some students now had difficulty speaking...
A measure that seeks to expands the land, financing, and partnership options available for socialized housing projects was overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Approved on the strength of 205 "yes" votes as opposed to only three "no" votes during plenary...
ILOILO CITY – While technology is readily available with gadgets, an educator is pushing for early reading to children to boost literacy rate. “It should be as young as three-years-old,” said Gyralyn "Teacher Ging" Ariola, founder of The Reading Station. In its 25th year, TRS recently opened...
The House of Representatives granted final approval to the measure designed to curb organized disinformation, troll farm operations and other malicious falsehoods online, and at the same time protect freedom of expression. Passed on third and final reading in plenary before the House adjourned sine...
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved another Marcos administration priority measure, this time one that expands the government’s existing feeding program into an initiative that addresses hunger, malnutrition, and learning poverty among Filipino children. Passed on third and...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading an all-encompassing measure that seeks to establish a permanent national emergency response framework to protect Filipinos from fuel-driven inflation, energy shocks, supply disruptions and future global crises....
The House of Representatives made history on Wednesday afternoon, June 3 by giving final approval to the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Law--the measure designed to finally implement the anti-political dynasty provision written in the 1987 Constitution. Overwhelmingly passed on third and final...
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading on Tuesday night, June 2 a measure that aimed to strengthen the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). Nominal voting for House Bill (HB) No. 9257 during plenary session yielded a result of 271-9-2...
Two Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) priority measures gained unanimous approval at the House of Representatives on Tuesday night, June 2, which echoed the widespread belief on the necessity of the bills. Passed on third and final reading during plenary session Tuesday...
For Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas, reading is everything as far as helping Filipino students learn better is concerned. That 's why the House deputy majority leader is aggressively pushing for the establishment of modern electronic libraries or e-libraries in local neighborhoods,...
