Pampanga Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. is taking the cudgels for the country’s civil engineers who, under a bill pending in the House of Representatives, will be barred from helping ensure the structural integrity and participate in the design, site development and other vital components...
The police arrested an army officer for alleged illegal possession of a firearm and violation of the Commission on Elections’ gun ban together with 14 others who were busted for illegal cockfighting in Taguig on Jan. 15. According to the Taguig police, their intelligence section received a tip of...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has joined other senators in seeking to amend the law governing the substitution of candidates for the national and local elections to prevent abuses in the country’s election processes. In filing Senate Bill No. 2461, De Lima said substitution due to withdrawal...
A bill granting married women the rightto retain their maiden names instead of adopting surnames of their husbands has been approved by the House of Representatives.
HOR plenary pandemic With 227 members voting in the affirmative, House Bill 10459 was passed on third and final reading. There...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros said Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s recent withdrawal from the Davao City’s mayoral race really “sounds familiar.” Hontiveros said she finds it similar to what President Duterte—then Davao City mayor—pulled off during the May 2016 national...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday expressed his support to proposals removing withdrawal as one of the grounds for the substitution of a candidate. Pacquiao, who is running for president under the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) faction of Sen. Aquilino...
A House of Representatives committee has backed a Philippine bar topnotcher in seeking the repeal of an antiquated law on property ownership which the proponent had described to be of “no value.” Rep. Xavier Jesus Romualdo The House Committee on Revision of Laws recommended the passage of House...
The Makabayan bloc underscored the urgency of enacting a bill that would prohibit the substitution of candidates due to withdrawal as its members filed its own legislative proposal on Friday, Oct. 15. Makabayan bloc2 The six-man progressive bloc in the Lower House assailed reported plans of certain...
The No_Code J is now fully equipped for rough terrains No Code, Tod’s sneaker line of leather and high-tech fabric, gets an update with the No_Code J iteration. The new collection of No_Code J (where ‘J’ stands for journey) answers the needs of people who are looking for adventure and contact...
Eligible parties were urged by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to submit their applications to participate in the conduct of the source code review of the automated election system (AES) to be used in the 2022 National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB The poll body renewed the call with three...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to enhance the management of their municipal waters amid reports revealing a high incidence of possible encroachments of commercial fishing vessels through the use of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer...
The House Committee on Revision of Laws conducted a virtual meeting Thursday, Sept. 2 to approve a bill that will legalize marriages solemnized under virtual proceedings. virtual marriage Chaired by Zambales Rep. Cheryl Deloso-Montalla, the House panel unanimously adopted the substitute bill to...
