The House Committees on Ways and Means and Heath has approved the measure which seeks to forbid the use of trans fatty acids in the country's food supply. Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Luis Raymund "LRay" Villafuerte, Jr., welcomed the House panels' approval of House Bill No. 8093 or the proposed...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel praised the ratification of the Judicial Marshal Service, an arm of the judiciary branch aimed at providing armed protection for judges. Rep. Johnny Pimentel (House of Representatives/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Bill (HB) 09086, principally authored by...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has underscored the importance of the legislative measure pushing for the expansion of the Philippine Medical Reserve Corps or MRC. (Martin Sanchez/ Unsplash) "With global health experts confirming that this won't be our last pandemic, we must...
The House of Representatives ratified House Bill (HB) 10689, a bill aimed toward combating "phishing," online fraud, and other forms of cybercrime following the recent spate of alleged phishing and hacking incidents involving Banco De Oro (BDO) and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) . PIXABAY STOCK...
Aspiring congresswoman Celine Pialago didn't abandon Malasakit Movement Party-list in favor of Frontliners ang BIDA Party-list. (Photo from Asec Celine Pialago's Facebook) The former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) spokesperson made this clarification Friday morning, Feb. 11 in a...
The House Committee on Ways and Means has green-lit for plenary approval House Bill (HB) 8700, which exempts the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) from the Dividend Law or Republic Act (RA) 7656. Under the Dividend Law, all government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCC),...
Two elections watchdog groups have agreed there is no hacking on the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) website, particularly data for the 2022 polls, but they called on the body to ensure the integrity of its system against any possible breach. The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading on Monday, Jan. 31, various bills that seek to grant telecommunication companies (telcos) and broadcast firms legislative franchises. Sen. Grace Poe, chair of the Senate public services committee, and sponsor of the measures, spearheaded the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday welcomed the House of Representatives’ move to finally pass their own version of the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (anti-OSAEC) bill. The Senate approved its version of the measure, Senate Bill No. 2209, in May 2021. The House Committee...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said he is ready to face the House of Representatives’ inquiry over the government's handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response. Duque made the statement after the House...
The House Committee on Appropriations approved on Monday, Jan. 24, the budgetary provision of a bill that will further protect children below 18 years old from all forms of sexual abuse or exploitation by prohibting more acts, including "grooming" them as well as making them as objects of sexual...
A Department of Transportation (DOTr) official on Tuesday, Jan. 18, clarified that unvaccinated individuals may still be exempted from the 'no vax, no ride' policy in public transportation if they are medically incapable or if they are going out for essential purposes, including going to work....
