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Nagpasiya na tayong hindi bumoto sa expulsion ni Congressman Arnolfo Teves dahil hindi tayo sang-ayon sa isa sa mga ginamit na basehan ng Committee of Ethics sa rekomendasyon nito laban sa mambabatas. This was the statement of Basilan Representative Mujiv Hataman and Deputy Minority Leader after the Ethics Committee recommended the decision against Rep Teves.…
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Members of the House of Representatives from Negros Island and other sugar-producing constituencies have united to oppose the liberalization of sugar importation, as proposed by Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno. Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez of the Third District of Negros Occidental led his colleagues in filing House Resolution No. 1199, expressing strong opposition to Secretary…
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The recent killing of a Navotas teenager which led to public outrage has prompted the need to immediately pass a measure institutionalizing the use of wearable body cameras in legitimate law enforcement operations, Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas Rep. Camille Villar said over the weekend. “An efficient and functional policy regarding use of body cams…
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The City Government of Taguig on Thursday assured Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte of its full support after she formed a Transition Committee that would directly supervise the transition plan of 14 schools that would be transferred from Makati to Taguig. “We would like to thank Vice President and Secretary of Education Sara…
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4Ps Party List Representative JC M. Abalos calls on DOLE, CHED, and TESDA to craft the IRR of Labor Education Act of 2021, or Republic Act No. 11551, after two years since its enactment in May 2021. “This is a law that invests in our future workforce. A workforce that holds the potential to foster…
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Amid mounting evidence of the potential hoarding of agricultural goods like rice and onions, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Thursday emphasized the need to actively enforce the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act to punish smugglers, hoarders, price manipulators and government employees and officials who take part in this crime, and reiterated the urgency of passing…
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Assistant Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Arlene Brosas called out the recent statement of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual, who suggested that Filipinos should simply change their diet to adapt to the situation of increasing food prices. “We cannot dismiss the fact that workers and farmers heavily rely on…
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“Today is a dark day for the Rule of Law and the dawning of a new age of the tyranny of the majority, where might is right and the prevailing principle is the Law of Force rather than the Force of Law. “The proceedings before the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges are nothing but…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. warned on Wednesday to run after rice hoarders and price manipulators who take advantage of the lean months before the harvest season amid the reported increase of prices of rice in the market. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said President Marcos has emphasized that there is enough rice supply as…
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House Deputy Majority Leader Erwin T. Tulfo and his colleagues at the ACT-CIS partylist and other lawmakers filed a bill to repeal “Republic Act no. 8479 or the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1997” otherwise known as the Oil Deregulation Law to address the continuous increase in fuel prices. In a four-page House Bill…
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