17th Congress – Thinking Port

House leadership shows off performance despite budget delays

June 16, 2019 admin 17th Congress, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Headlines, House of Representatives, Latest News Stories, Nation

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 21:33:06 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The leadership of the House of Representatives patted itself on the back for its productive performance in legislation in spite of some major political hiccups, such as the monthslong delay in the passage of the 2019 budget during the yearlong tenure of outgoing Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

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Perfect attendance for Sotto, Lacson in 17th Congress

June 9, 2019 admin 17th Congress, attendance record, Lacson, Latest News Stories, Nation, perfect attendance, Senate, Sotto

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 05:30:46 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson had a perfect 17th Congress attendance record, appearing in all 61 plenary sessions of the third regular congressional session, the Senate said in a statement Sunday.

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‘Graduating’ senators reveal some of their best-kept secrets

June 5, 2019 admin 17th Congress, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, outgoing senators

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:34:59 +0000

Peals of laughter echoed through the usually staid Senate plenary as the senators bade goodbye to six of their colleagues

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House, Senate agree on tobacco tax increase

June 4, 2019 admin 17th Congress, cigarette tax hike, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, tobacco farmers

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:27:14 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The bill raising the excise on tobacco products is only waiting for President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature to become law following its final approval by the House of Representatives and the Senate at the close of the 17th Congress on Tuesday.

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Escudero is glad to return to Sorsogon to serve constituents

June 4, 2019 admin 17th Congress, Chiz Escudero, Francis Escudero, Latest News Stories, Nation, sorsogon governorship

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 16:33:40 +0000

Outgoing Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he would miss being in the Congress, where he served nine years in the House of Representatives and 12 years in the Senate.Escudero said he was consoled, however, that he could finally return to his hometown to serve his constituents.

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Villanueva challenges next Congress amid influx of foreign workers in PH

June 4, 2019 admin 17th Congress, foreign workers, Latest News Stories, Nation, senate labor committee, Senator Joel Villanueva

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 13:12:57 +0000

On the last Senate session of the 17th Congress, Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday challenged the next Congress to continue fighting the prevalence of foreign workers in the country.

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House blames Comelec for low party-list votes

May 29, 2019 admin 17th Congress, 2019 elections, 2019 party-list nominess, Alfredo Garbin Jr., Comelec, Headlines, House of Representatives, Latest News Stories, Nation, party-list groups

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 21:30:54 +0000

Less than half of the voters took part in the party list election on May 13, a low participation rate that the House of Representatives

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Public service, anti-terror bills face death in 17th Congress

May 28, 2019 admin 17th Congress, anti-terror, anti-wire tapping, Latest News Stories, Nation, news, public service act, Senate, Vicente Sotto III

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 04:03:03 +0000

The public service and the anti-terrorism bills are among important measures that the Senate might not be able to pass before the 17th Congress adjourns on June 7.

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Senate to prioritize anti-terrorism, public service bills

May 8, 2019 admin 17th Congress, anti-terrorism act, Latest News Stories, Nation, public service act, Senate, Tito Sotto, Vicente Sotto III

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 09:44:11 +0000

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Wednesday said the upper chamber would put priority on approving the proposed Anti-terrorism Act and Public Service Act and the proposed amendments in the Public Service Act in the last few days of the 17th Congress.

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21 solons ask Duterte: Resume talks with Reds

August 11, 2018 admin 17th Congress, communist rebels, CPP, Headlines, House of Representatives, Latest News Stories, Makabayan, Nation, NDFP, NPA, Philippine peace talks, Rodrigo Duterte

Twenty one members of the House of Representatives, led by the Makabayan party-list bloc, on Friday called on the Duterte administration to return to the negotiating table with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, representing communist rebels.

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