The House plenary. (Speaker’s office) The proposed "Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) Act", which aims to bring to the fore Filipino-made products and services, has now been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. ...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the proposed Teaching Supplies Allowance Act, which seeks to raise the supplies allowance of public elementary and secondary teachers from the current P5,000 to...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has recently approved on third and final reading a measure that will amend certain provisions of the Philippine Mechanical Engineers Act of 1998, and thus strengthen the...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) The measure that seeks to expand the scope of legal aid extended to overseas Filipinos and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. "Our...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on the third and final reading the proposed Climate Change Resilience Act, which stresses the need for the government to come up with measures to stop...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian believes that maximizing the use of digitalization can help promote the culture of reading among learners and their communities. (Photo from the Office of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian) “We have to be realistic that the world is now becoming digital. If you want instant...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With 246 "yes" votes, a measure seeking to boost financial literacy among Filipinos have been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Given final nod by the...
The House plenary. (Speaker’s office) The proposed Magna Carta of the Out-of-School Youth (OSY) has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. The magna carta, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.9347, garnered 246...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The measure seeking to provide an additional criterion for the availment of unprogrammed appropriations under the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 has been overwhelmigly approved on third and...
Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte / Photo from DepEd As part of the celebration of the 2023 National Reading Month (NRM) this November, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte underscored the importance of developing a passion for reading and...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill reducing the duration and validity of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in terms of its representation from the current five...
This November, the country observes National Reading Month, and it is highlighted by the National Book Week from Nov. 24 to 30. The latter comes from Presidential Proclamation No. 109 signed by President Manuel L. Quezon in 1936, designating Nov. 24 to 30 of each year as National Book Week. At the...
