Senate ratifies bicam report on universal health care bill

Inquirer.net 12/10/2018

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate ratified on Monday the bicameral conference committee report on the Universal Health Care (UHC) bill that would make healthcare available to all Filipinos. The reconciled version of the measure was approved by…

House OKs bill lowering retirement age of GSIS members to 56

Inquirer.net 12/10/2018

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill amending the Governmment Service Insurance Act of 1997, which would allow government workers to retire at age 56. Two hundred…

Angara files bill to ensure tax-free health insurance premiums

Inquirer.net 12/04/2018

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sonny Angara has filed a bill seeking to ensure tax-free health insurance premiums among employees. Senate Bill No. 2112 seeks to exempt medical insurance premiums from income tax and fringe benefit tax. This…

Hontiveros sponsors bill to curb teen pregnancy

Inquirer.net 12/01/2018

Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for a national policy on the prevention of teenage pregnancy. Hontiveros, sponsor of Senate Bill 1888 or the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act, on Saturday said the proposal would highlight the importance…

Bill for business-friendly PH gets bicam approval

Inquirer.net 11/27/2018

A bill that seeks to revise the Corporation Code to strengthen and simplify corporate governance standards was approved by the bicameral conference committee on Monday. The reconciled House and Senate versions of the measure was approved by…

House panel OKs bill hiking tobacco excise tax

Inquirer.net 11/27/2018

THE House of Representatives ways and means committee approved on Tuesday a bill seeking to increase the unitary excise tax on tobacco products. Panel chair and Nueva Ecija 1st District Rep. Estrellita Suansing said the panel approved…

Universal healthcare bill gets bicam nod

Inquirer.net 11/27/2018

Government charity funds to cover free health care services After conducting two hearings, the congressional bicameral conference committee finally approved on Tuesday a reconciled version of the Universal Health Care Bill that would make health care available…

Universal healthcare bill gets bicam nod

Inquirer.net 11/27/2018

After conducting two hearings, the congressional bicameral conference committee finally approved on Tuesday a reconciled version of the Universal Health Care Bill that would make health care available to all Filipinos. It was Senator JV Ejercito, principal…

Proof of parking bill and Cebu developers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/16/2018

Some local developers have started implementing a policy allocating a parking space for a housing or residential project. This developed as some of Cebu’s developers expressed their support to a proposed bill which was pushed last month…

Bicam panel approves bill on lifetime cellphone number

Inquirer.net 11/13/2018

THE bicameral conference committee on Tuesday approved the bill seeking to allow subscribers to keep their mobile phone numbers for life, in time for the entry of the third telecommunications company in the country. Under the Mobile…

House approves expanded anti-sexual harassment bill

Inquirer.net 11/13/2018

Stiffer penalties may soon await those who will commit sexual harassment in the workplace or while in training and in educational institutions after the House of Representatives approved on Monday night the “Expanded Anti-Sexual Harassment Act.” With…

Tañada calls for passage of FOI bill to stamp out corruption

Inquirer.net 10/16/2018

FORMER Quezon Rep. Erin Tañada urged both chambers of Congress to pass the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill as it would help stop corruption in the country. According to Tañada, the proposal for an FOI law has…

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