The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill requiring environmental insurance coverage for environmentally-critical projects (ECP) in order to protect the country’s ecology and natural resources. With 247 voting in the affirmative and zero in the negative, the...
Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Mike Defensor on Thursday, June 3 warned government hospitals against violating the Bayanihan 2 law by denying health workers cash incentives granted them by Congress. Defensor disclosed that he has received complaints from several health workers in various public...
Members of the House of Representatives' progressive Makabayan bloc on Thursday, June 3, raised alarm over the prospects of President Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio running for vice president and president in the 2022 national elections. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and...
The birthdate of Philippine revolution propagandist Marcelo H. Del Pilar every August 30 of each year will be commemorated as the National Press Freedom Day under a bill passed on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. The legislative chamber registered on Wednesday, June 2 a...
The House of the Representatives' Committee on Justice on Thursday, June 3, formally dismissed the impeachment complaint filed against Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen (Supreme Court) Twenty members of the House panel, chaired by...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, June 2 formally closed the second regular session of the 18th Congress with its members fully confident that they have provided the country the legislative measures that would hasten economic recovery from the devastation of the 2019 coronavirus disease...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, June 2 passed on third and final reading a bill ensuring the permanent validity of certificates of live birth, death and marriage in order to unburden citizens of the inconveniences and the unnecessary expenses of securing said certificates. Voting 199 in...
Ako Bicol Partylist Representative Alfredo Garbin, Jr. on Wednesday, June 1, expressed belief that President Duterte fully supports the passage into law of the Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 2 which seeks to amend economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. House of Representatives (Alvin...
The Senate local government committee on Wednesday, June 2, approved the House bill that seeks to declare June 10 of every year a special non-working holiday in Tarlac province in honor of former politician, ambassador and business tycoon Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco Jr. Eduardo 'Danding' Cojuangco...
Unlike the House of Representatives, the Senate still does not seem to think that revising the Constitution is an urgent measure amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate President Vicente Sotto III said that senators may tackle their counterpart's proposed economic...
With 244 affirmative and zero negative votes, the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 1 approved on third and final reading a bill that would penalize internet service providers (ISPs) from invalidating internet data allocation of users that remain unused for a month. Congressmen unanimously...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday welcomed the filing of a resolution before the House of Representatives seeking to investigate the alleged irregularities and setbacks on the P1.36 billion free-Wi-Fi project implemented in partnership with the Department of Information and...
