Senate panel tackles bill that will exempt first-time jobseekers from gov’t fees

Inquirer.net 08/22/2017

A Senate panel tackled on Tuesday a bill seeking to exempt first-time jobseekers from paying fees and other charges collected by various government agencies for the issuance of documents needed for employment. The Senate Committee on Youth…

Bill seeks to make Congress as Pagcor’s sole regulatory body

Inquirer.net 08/20/2017

Are there too many regulatory agencies in the gaming industry? Party-list group One Patriotic Coalition of Marginalized Nationals (1-Pacman) has gotten the ball rolling on a priority measure to make the Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor)…

Senate oks bill removing expiry dates on gift checks

Inquirer.net 08/14/2017

The Senate on Monday passed on third and final reading a bill seeking to prohibit merchants from imposing expiration dates on gift checks, gift certificates or gift cards. All 22 senators present in the session voted in…

House passes Bill to rightsize gov’t, level up delivery of public service

Inquirer 07/26/2017

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill rightsizing the government to improve the delivery of public services, a key priority legislation of President Rodrigo Duterte. During Wednesday’s session, the lower House…

Arroyo bill seeks to create child adoption authority

Inquirer.net 07/13/2017

In a bid to speed up adoption, former president now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo proposed a bill to address the problem of “overaged children” who are deemed unfit for adoption by unifying all adoption laws and creating…

Free tertiary education bill up for Palace approval

Inquirer.net 07/11/2017

Senator Bam Aquino expects that by August 5 or earlier, students in state universities and colleges (SUCs), local universities and colleges (LUCs) and tech-voc schools may already start enjoying free education. Aquino said the ratified version of…

Export, IT execs: There’s still time to act, amend Train Bill

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/04/2017

PROPOSED TAX REFORM PROGRAM Can business leaders in the export and the information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) industries prevent the Train (Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion) bill passed by the House of Representatives from removing their…

Osmeña not keen on ‘special car seats for kids’ bill

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/30/2017

  Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña was not keen on the proposal to require private car owners to have child restraint systems or special car seats for children. Osmeña said House Bill 5595 and its corresponding Senate…

Youth solon warns against passage of free tuition bill

Inquirer.net 05/18/2017

  The Kabataan Party-list has warned that the House bill on financial assistance that gives priority to “poor but deserving students” is being used to justify tuition increase instead of scrapping it altogether. In a statement, Kabataan…

Bill extending passport validity to 10 years await Digong’s signature

Inquirer.net 05/17/2017

A bill extending the validity of Philippine passports from five years to 10 years is now ready for President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature after it was ratified by both chambers of Congress. On Senator Cynthia Villar’s motion, the…

12 REPS. AGAINST BILL TO REIMPOSE DEATH PENALTY

Doris C. Bongcac 02/18/2017

Improve justice system instead Introduce reforms on the law enforcement and the country’s justice system and there will be no more need to enforce the death penalty. This was the stand of 12 congressmen, who are in…

Bill lowering criminal liability age ‘heartless’ – Gabriela chapter

Inquirer.net 02/18/2017

The local chapter of Gabriela in Caloocan City on Saturday expressed opposition on House Bill 2 or the lowering of criminal liability age from its current 15 years old to 9 years old. “Pagpapakita ito ng buktot…

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