Vice President Sara Duterte (rightmost, bottom row, sitting) listens to Davao de Oro 1st district Rep, Maria Carmen Zamora's (standing) defense of the OVP budget for 2024. (Screenshot from YouTube live) The Office of the Vice President (OVP) will "submit to the...
President Marcos has signed into law the "Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act," which seeks to solve challenges plaguing the country's labor sector. ADDRESSING LABOR SECTOR ISSUES — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. signs into law the 'Trabaho Para sa Bayan Ac,t' which seeks to resolve the...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The plenary debate on the 2024 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) was moved after Vice President Sara Duterte failed to appear at the House of Representatives Tuesday, Sept. 26 due to a "conflict...
The Senate approved on third and final reading the proposed Internet Transactions Act (ITA) which seeks to provide safety mechanisms for all stakeholders involved in e-commerce. Voting 20-1-0, the Senate passed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1846, which seeks to ensure that all goods and services transacted...
Only 16 of the 219 aviation industry operators, who were identified as critically impacted business owners in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, got financial assistance from the P300 million allotted by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and received P52.8 million in “excess...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on second reading during a marathon plenary session the measure seeking to amend--and give more teeth to--the existing Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act, or...
Senior citizens will no longer have to wait until they reach 100 years old to receive cash gifts from the government. The Senate approved on third and final reading on Monday, Sept. 25, the bill expanding the coverage of the Centenarians Act of 2016. Voting 20-0, under Senate Bill No....
Public and private agencies and organizations have renewed their commitment to streamlining government processes by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide technical assistance and capacity-building programs to selected local government units (LGUs) to ensure compliance with the Ease...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from YouTube live) A Makabayan lawmaker has slammed China's recent installation of floating barriers in Scarborough Shoal, which she called "a blatant violation of our country's sovereignty and an infringement...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB, Facebook) Placing a "genuine educator" at the helm of the Department of Education (DepEd) will solve the supposed learning crisis in the country, a teacher-congresswoman...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, September 21 filed the bill seeking to define the rights and fundamental freedoms of the country’s human rights defenders (HRDs). Hontiveros, in filing Senate Bill No. 2447 or the proposed Human Rights Defenders Protection Act, stressed the importance...
President Marcos has certified as urgent the bill that would protect farmers and fisherfolk from unscrupulous traders and importers amid rising prices and shortages of agricultural products due to what he called "nefarious acts." File photos/Malacañang Marcos signed the letter to Senate...
