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There will be fewer vetoed bills by Malacañang in the 19th Congress, Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe confidently declared.

The President’s veto on a bill exempting taxes to election duty honorarium surprised and dismayed teachers.

A teacher-solon is up in arms over President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’s veto on the proposed measure granting tax exemption on the honoraria, allowances, and other financial benefits given to election workers.

Senator Grace Poe lamented on Saturday. July 30 that the proposed creation of a Philippine Transportation Safety Board (PTSB) was vetoed.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday, July 30, vetoed a bill that would have granted tax exemption to the honoraria, allowances, and other financial benefits of poll workers, and another that would have established a transportation safety board.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has vetoed the proposed bill that seeks to expand the franchise area of Davao Light and Power Company.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has vetoed the proposed bill seeking to strengthen the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), citing various reasons, including the excessive remunerations for OGCC lawyers.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to veto the vape bill, stating that this is not a health measure.

Malacañang stood by the decision of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to veto House Bill 7575, saying the Chief Executive’s move was within the bounds of the Constitution.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will fully support the bill to create the Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport once Congress fixes the “defects” in the proposed measure, Malacañang said.

Malacañang clarified that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. fully supports the creation of the Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport, and his decision to veto the proposed measure was to cure the defects found in it.

Citing “substantial fiscal risks,” President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. used his veto power for the first time to thumb down the proposed bill creating the Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport.

UNITED NATIONS, United States — China and Russia on Thursday vetoed a US-led bid at the United Nations to toughen sanctions on North Korea over its missile launches, laying bare divisions that Western envoys fear would be exploited by Pyongyang.

DAVAO CITY – South Cotabato residents numbering to more than one thousand joined the Diocese of Marbel and environmental groups in a protest rally calling on Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. to veto the new ordinance allowing the conduct of open-pit mining in the province.

The Department of Health (DOH) urged President Duterte to veto the proposed law that seeks to lower the age of those who can access vape and electronic cigarette products.

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that he respects President Duterte’s reasons for vetoing the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act, and expressed willingness to revisit the measure to ensure that no provision is unconstitutional and runs counter to the rights of the Filipino people.

Tarlac 2nd district Rep. Victor Yap is seeking clarification from Malacañang as to what provisions in the SIM Card Registration Bill supposedly infringe upon the freedom of speech and the right to privacy of individuals.

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, April 18 sought to save the SIM Card Registration Bill vetoed last week by President Duterte.