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House panel OKs mandatory SIM card registration bill
The House of Representatives’ committee on information and communications technology yesterday approved anew the consolidated measure requiring the registration of all postpaid and prepaid mobile phone subscriber identity module cards. → Read More
Lawmaker hopes Duterte signs pension hike measure
The party-list lawmaker representing the elderly sector has expressed hope that President Duterte would sign a measure increasing the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens. → Read More
DTI: Online scams rose 500 percent this year
The Department of Trade and Industry reported that online scams have increased five-fold from 2,457 cases reported in 2019 to 14,869 complaints recorded from January to October this year, including seven months under community quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
1.5 million government employees to start getting Christmas bonus
The 1.5 million government workers will be receiving their Christmas bonus equivalent to a month’s salary plus a P5,000 cash gift starting this week, a senior administration lawmaker disclosed yesterday. → Read More
Lawmakers seek better pay, benefits for environmental workers
Key administration members of the House of Representatives are pushing for the passage of measures that will not only help protect the country’s resources, but also uplift the lives of personnel who ensure environmental sustainability. → Read More
House to prioritize 5 anti-corruption bills
The House of Representatives under Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has laid out five priority bills aimed at weeding out bureaucratic corruption, which the administration of President Duterte vowed to address until 2022. → Read More
‘Creation of DDR to provide clearer chain of command’
Sen. Bong Go has reiterated his call for the creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience, saying that while current mechanisms are in place, policy makers must be open to improving these further to ensure that the government becomes more responsive to the changing times. → Read More
House panel OKs on-site relocation of informal settlers
A House of Representatives panel has approved a substitute bill that will allow on-site relocation of thousands of informal settlers in the country and also provide them with their means of livelihood. → Read More
Calm before the storm?
On the eve of the State of the Nation Address (SONA), several congressmen revealed the fight for the leadership in the House of Representatives may not be over, with one lawmaker saying there might be a “tumultuous” session today. → Read More
No more delays in budget passage — lawmaker
There should be no more delays in the passage of the national budget for next year in the incoming Congress, reelected Makati City Rep. Luis Campos said over the weekend. → Read More
Andaya insists senators afraid of publicizing ‘pork’ allotments
Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. has repeatedly asked why senators are “so afraid” to itemize their billions of pesos worth of pork barrel allocations if they are really clean, unlike congressmen who have been unfairly vilified for alleged corruption. → Read More
Senators must explain budget slash – Rolando Andaya
For shaving off P39 billion from the 2019 national budget and limiting funds for Build Build Build projects and state workers’ retirement benefits as a result, senators led by Vicente Sotto III need to do some explaining, Camarines Sur. Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. said yesterday. → Read More
Bohol gubernatorial bets seek PNP, NBI help over threats
Citing threats to their life, two candidates for governor in Bohol have sought the assistance of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Philippine National Police (PNP). → Read More
House official on ‘pork’ distribution: Majority rules
The leadership of the House of Representatives has declared that it will protect the interest of a majority of its 292 members even if 62 others have been affected by realignments in the distribution of pork barrel fund allocations. → Read More
GMA, Chinese premier meet in Hainan
Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and officials of the Boao Forum for Asia during the recently concluded BFA Annual Convention in Hainan, China. → Read More
48 Filipinos on death row in Malaysia
Forty-eight people, mostly overseas Filipino workers, are facing the death penalty for violating 11 offenses under Malaysian laws, a lawmaker said yesterday. → Read More
House always supportive of Duterte’s federalism move — lawmaker
The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has always been supportive of President Duterte’s move to make true his campaign promise of creating federal states in the country. → Read More
House, Senate probing water crisis
A joint House of Representatives committee and the Senate committee on public services begin their inquiry this week into the water shortage that hit many parts of Metro Manila and Rizal province. → Read More
National ID registration starts in September
The first batch of registration for the implementation of the National Identification System Law will start in September, according to Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. → Read More
‘Rice tariffication needs delicate balance’
The Duterte administration should “strike a delicate balance” in implementing the rice tariffication law by making sure this will benefit both the farmers producing the rice and the consumers eating the staple, a party-list group said yesterday. → Read More