Two former senators welcomed the rules set by the Supreme Court on the Rules on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 and related laws which is set to take effect on Jan. 15, 2024. Among the rules set by the SC on Republic Act No. 11479 include mandating law enforcers to secure an...
President Marcos has signed into law measures converting two campuses into regular ones, thus expanding their capacities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Keith Bacongco) Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) Nos. 11968 and 11969 to grant the conversion of two campuses in Leyte and Bataan into...
President Marcos has signed new laws establishing college of medicine programs in five universities in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Malacañang announced on Thursday, Dec. 28, that Marcos signed five measures into law —Republic Act Nos. 11970, 11971,...
Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz (left) and Lorraine Badoy (PPAB) SMNI program anchor Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz confidently invoked the Sotto Law and repeatedly told congressmen that they weren't about the law. This was the scene during the Dec. 5 hearing of the House...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has endorsed for plenary consideration the proposed Eddie Garcia Law—a measure that institutes policies for the protection of movie and television workers--four years after it was first introduced in the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada seeks the support of his...
Sen. Francis Tolentino highlighted how the passage of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act will improve the country’s maritime governance. Sen. Francis Tolentino, chairperson of the Senate Special Committee on Philippine Maritime and Admiralty Zones, welcomes questions from colleagues as he defends...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Monday, December 4 announced that the Senate will hold an executive session to discuss the recent bombing inside the Mindanao State University in Marawi City last Sunday. Invited to the closed door meeting, which would be held on Wednesday, December 6...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Facebook) Declaring martial law in the aftermath of the deadly bombing at the Mindanao State University (MSU) would be ill-advised, House Assistant Minority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto...
In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) Campaign, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joined the Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) in calling for greater unity in the implementation of...
President Marcos has signed into law policies that seek to protect the rights and welfare of domestic caregivers. File photos (Malacañang) Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11965, or the "Caregiver Welfare Act," on Nov. 23, 2023. In signing the law, the President recognized the need to...
The University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents has appointed lawyer Darlene Marie Berberabe as the new Dean of the UP College of Law. University of the Philippines (UP) On Thursday, Nov. 30, Berberabe replaced Chancellor Edgardo Carlo Vistan II in the said position. Berberabe was a Senior...
The national government has already paid out an aggregate of P1.2-billion in cash gifts to Filipinos who have reached the age of 100 years, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo said on Monday. Rillo, a member of the House committee on appropriations, said a total of 12,186 Filipinos have...
