Arroyo leads latest move to legalize medical cannabis

Julie Aurelio 05/13/2023

House Senior Deputy Speaker and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has pushed anew to legalize and regulate the use of medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical illnesses. House Bill No. 7817, or the “Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act,” noted that “thousands…

House OKs proposal to legalize habal-habal

Morexette B. Erram 02/04/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – The House of Representatives has approved in third and final reading a proposal to legalize the operations of habal-habal or motorcycles for hire in the country.  Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña made this…

House green lights bill to legalize medical marijuana

Inquirer.net 01/29/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill that would legalize and regulate the use of medical cannabis (marijuana) and expand research into marijuana’s medicinal properties. The lower…

Bid to legalize habal-habal moving at House of Representatives

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The proposal to legalize the operations of habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) is now making progress in the House of Representatives.  In a post on his official Facebook page, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the…

Osmeña asks congressional allies: Legalize Angkas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/22/2018

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is not giving up his fight to revive the operations of ride-hailing application Angkas. In a post on his official Facebook page, Osmeña announced that he has tapped the help of his…

…as he rejects proposal to legalize smuggling to curb the rice ‘crisis’

Inquirer.net 09/02/2018

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he is not in favor with Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol’s proposal to legalize all transactions related to rice, including smuggling, in order to address the developing rice crisis in the Zamboanga…

House leader Garcia backs moves to legalize same-sex civil union

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inquirer.net 07/17/2017

THE leadership of the House of Representatives said on Monday that it supported legalizing civil unions between same-sex and heterosexual people. In a press conference, Deputy Speaker Gwen Garcia said the times were calling for a law…

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