Senator Pia Cayetano on Tuesday, July 26, expressed disappointment over the lapsing of the Vape Bill into law, saying it was not what she expected. In a statement, Cayetano said she thought the bill would be vetoed by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. after the latter repeatedly emphasized...
The controversial Vape Regulation Bill has lapsed into law, Malacañang said on Tuesday, July 26. (Photo from Pixabay) After not signing the pending bill, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. allowed the bill to lapse on July 25. This was confirmed by Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles,...
FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to veto the vape bill, stating that this is not a health measure. "The Food and Drug Administration joins the Department of Health (DOH) in requesting the Presidential veto of Senate Bill No. 2239 and House...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas led fellow members of the Makabayan bloc in filing a House bill (HB) with the goal of ending the contractualization or “endo” (end of contract) workers. (Photo from Gabriela Women's Party-list Facebook) Brosas, alongside ACT Teachers Party-list...
To ensure equitable internet access across the country, Isabela 6th District Representative Faustino A. Dy is re-filing House bill 10388 requiring property developers to provide telcos space for network infrastructure in housing projects and to remove hurdles they often face in building cell sites....
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, July 17 vowed to scrutinize the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) plan to rightsize the bureaucracy once the Senate has received the proposal in the next few weeks. Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III (Rio Leonelle Deluvio / MANILA...
Senator Loren Legarda is seeking the creation of a Department of Technical Education and Training (DTET) whose primary task is for the promotion and development of technical education, training, and certification. Legarda filed Senate Bill No. 6 which seeks to strengthen the role of the Technical...
It could be recalled that former President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed a bill requiring the mandatory registration of SIM cards of mobile phone users. At that time, Malacañang said that Duterte “did not agree with the social media registration,” which, to some experts, is a good move, as the lack...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Thursday renewed his push for the passage of the bill seeking to enhance the patients’ right to medical expense transparency saying it is one of his top priority measures in the 19 th Congress. Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid (Senator Lito Lapid / Facebook /...
The national government borrowed lower than programmed after Philippine benchmark interest rates for short-term loans rose on looming aggressive tightening. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on July 11, the government sold only P13.16 billion worth of short-term IOUs, below the P15 billion...
Neophyte Senator Robin Padilla on Sunday rejected allegations that the bill he filed seeking to legalize divorce in the Philippines is meant to destroy Filipino marriages. Neophyte Sen. Robin Padilla In a Facebook Live, Padilla clarified that the divorce bill he filed actually aims to protect...
Through House Bill (HB) 1069, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act, the government will receive an influx of revenue which can be used to fund ayuda (financial aid) programs amid the rising prices of fuel and basic goods, says 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan. Seal of the Bureau of...
