Solon Set To Vote On Charter Change On This Day CHARTER CHANGE – The committee on constitutional amendments of the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on Chater Change today. According to PhilStar, Rufus Rodriguez, Cagayan de Oro representative and the committee chairman, said that they will decide what suggestions from the Inter-Agency Task … Read more
Loren Legarda showed support for ABS-CBN amid the franchise renewal issue Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, a former Kapamilya journalist, filed a bill seeking the new franchise of ABS-CBN. Legarda spent many years in the Kapamilya network leading various news and public affairs shows. That was before she entered the world of politics and became a … Read more
Companies Who Fail to Provide 13th Month Pay May Loses their Business Permit House of Representatives is now proposing a bill aimed at canceling the business permit of companies who fail to provide employees the 13th-month pay. 13th month pay is a form of cash benefit equal to the monthly basic wage an employee receives … Read more
House of Representatives Committee OKs House Bills That Seeks Legalization of Divorce in the Philippines A House of Representatives committee approved three measures seeking to legalize divorce or the dissolution of marriage in the Philippines. On Wednesday (February 5, 2020), House Bill No. 100 or known as the proposed Absolute Divorce Act authored by longtime … Read more
Cayetano Says There’s Enough Time To Tackle ABS-CBN Franchise Bill ABS-CBN – House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said there is enough time to tackle the franchise issue of the ABS-CBN network. Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte complained that the ABS-CBN network did not air his campaign advertisement in 2016 and bias reporting among others. He … Read more
Lawmaker Pushes 4-Day Workweek in House of Representatives 4-DAY WORKWEEK – Dasmariñas City Representative Elpidio Barzaga Jr. pushes for the said proposal regarding the public and private employees’ work schedule. In the Philippines, the usual work schedule among the government employees is from Monday to Friday. For the private employees, most work from Monday to … Read more
Lawmakers Filed No-Homework Policy Two bills proposing the no-homework policy from kindergarten to high school have been filed at the House of Representatives. Deputy Speaker Evelina Escudero files the House Bill No. 3611 with the aim to stop teachers from giving homework to the students. The bill also aims to limit the school activities to … Read more
Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto Now Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives VILMA SANTOS-RECTO – Batangas 6th District Representative Vilma Santos-Recto was elected as the House Deputy Speaker. Just like the Senate, the House of Representatives has its own organized ladder of leadership. It is headed by the House Speaker and, recently, Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter … Read more
House Of Representatives Approves Alcohol, Cigar, Vape Tax Hike HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – The House of Representatives approved the bill imposing higher tax on alcoholic drinks, tobacco, and vape. According to a report from Manila Bulletin, a substitute version of the House Bill 1026 includes supply on non-liquor and non-alcoholic drinks which was rumored to … Read more
House of Representatives Freezes Bill Seeking Renewal of ABS-CBN Franchise The House of Representatives suspends the bill seeking to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN that will expire in nine (9) months. The House Bill 4349 seeking to renew the legislative franchise of giant radio-television network ABS-CBN Corp. had been pending since November 2016. The Committee on … Read more