Ahead of the six-week summer recess, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte listed down the activities that have kept him busy so far in the 19th Congress. The Davao lawmaker bared that he filed 39 bills during the October 2022 to March 2023 period, of which two have already been enacted into...
Davao City Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte released on Saturday, March 18, his accomplishments from October 2022 to March 2023 as a member of the House of Representatives on his second term. Duterte authored 39 House bills, one of which was enacted into law. Others are still pending in different...
Despite her busy schedule as the country’s second-highest official, Vice President Sara Duterte celebrated Araw ng Dabaw, or Davao Day, with her fellow Davaoeños. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) itself attended and participated in the “Parada Dabawenyo” in Davao City to mark the Davao...
A group of congressmen have filed a measure that, if enacted, would provide free legal education to aspiring lawyers in state universities and colleges (SUCs) in exchange for working in the government for two years after they pass the bar exams. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte, Benguet...
Over 11,000 marginalized workers have benefited from the cash payout program of Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte's office and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). A statement released by Duterte's office Tuesday morning, March 14, bared that 11,019 beneficiaries have received...
Davao City 1st district Repres Paolo Duterte has moved to criminalize the act of exploiting, neglecting, or abusing the elderly. (Unsplash) For this purpose, Duterte penned and filed House Bill (HB) No.4696, or the proposed Anti-Elder Abuse Act. If enacted, the measure will institutionalize...
It didn't take long for the voting result of the constitutional convention (con-con) measure in the House of Representatives to create controversy. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Just a couple of hours after the House overwhelmingly approved Resolution of Both Houses (RBH)...
The law that reduces the prison time of inmates on account of good behavior shouldn't benefit those convicted of heinous crimes. (Unsplash) This was the stand of Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Yap, who jointly filed House Bill (HB) No.4649. The full...
A group of four congressmen are pursuing the institutionalization of a system of specialized high schools across the country focused on honing the youth's artistic skills and talents. (Andres Perez/ Unsplash) Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte, Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Yap, and...
Davao City 1st district Reps. Paolo Duterte, Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Go Yap, and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Jeffrey Soriano are batting for the creation of regional specialty hospitals across the country. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (left) and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Go...
House members are pursuing the immediate approval of a bill that, if enacted, would grant parents of children with disabilities (CWDs) a P2,000 monthly subsidy or "ayuda" from the government. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.6743, was filed by Davao City 1st...
Security guards won't be left behind in House Bill (HB) No. 5493. In fact, they're front and center as its beneficiaries. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Eric Go Yap Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Go Yap penned...
