A House Bill (HB) seeking the establishment of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) has been filed by Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Romualdez and Jude Acidre. “It is high time that we create a truly empowered department that will focus on...
Returning Senator Loren Legarda has filed a proposed Magna Carta of Private School Teachers to safeguard the rights and welfare of the teaching force in private institutions. The measure, Senate Bill 3, aims to improve the social and economic status of private school teachers by protecting their...
All work and no play makes Rufus Rodriguez a dull congressman. In a surprising display of disco moves, Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rodriguez took a break from writing bills and resolutions for the 19th Congress by--how else? Dancing. CDO Rep. Rufus Rodriguez dances to Elton John's Crocodile...
Pinuno Party-list Rep. Howard Guintu has filed House Bill (HB) 1041, or the proposed “Free On-Site Living Quarters for Public School Teachers Act". Public school teachers at work (Photo from DepEd/Manila Bulletin) “This bill will address the problems of our public school teachers who need to...
It is still uncertain whether or not President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will sign into law the Vape Regulation Bill. (Photo from Pixabay) Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Wednesday, July 6, that Marcos "has not indicated" whether he would sign the Senate Bill 2239 or the...
Neophyte lawmaker and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel filed 10 House bills (HBs) and 10 House Resolutions (HRs) last June 30, or the first day for the fifiling of measures for the 19th Congress. Top-billing the measures is a request for the House to look into the alleged fraud during the May...
(Photo from Pixabay) The Sin Tax Coalition group urged President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to veto the vape bill. In a statement, the group said that by vetoing Senate Bill 2239 or the proposed Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act will help "prevent more young non-smokers from being...
ACT-Teachers Rep. France Castro of the militant Makabayan bloc has filed a total of 39 House bills (HB) and one House Joint Resolution (HJR) since June 30. Rep. France Castro (Photo from congress.gov.ph) Castro kicked off the 19th Congress with a slew of measures that included an attempt to revive...
An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has lamented the filing of a bill that seeks to legalize divorce in the country. Fr. Jerome Secillano (Screenshot/Radio Veritas) Fr. Jerome Secillano, CBCP Public Affairs Committee executive secretary, said its unfortunate...
Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. filed a bill seeking to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) into the Ferdinand E. Marcos International Airport. Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. (FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Bill (HB) No. 610 was filed on...
Aiming to address the “root” of social strife due to landlessness and poverty, Makabayan representatives, together with peasant and fisherfolk leaders refiled the Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB) in the 19th Congress. Makabayan representatives along with peasant and fisherfolk leaders...
Three members of the House of Representatives have proposed a bill creating a Medical Reserve Corps again to assist the country’s health system in times of public health emergencies. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Under House Bill (HB) No. 2 or the Act Instituting the Medical Reserve Corps and...
