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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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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