Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:31:50 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Members of the Kabataan party-list and the youth wing of Gabriela party-list on Monday protested the proposal to lower the minimum age of criminal liability (MACR) and to revive the Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 05:30:21 +0000
Districts that got zero allocations in the 2018 budget could meet the same fate if the government continues to operate on a reenacted budget.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 04:52:32 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte is “dismayed” over the delay in the passage of the 2019 national budget Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 04:34:04 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The practice of inserting ‘pork barrel’ funds in the country’s national budget would be eliminated if a Master Development Plan is adopted, Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano said on Monday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 03:33:28 +0000
MALACANANG is not inclined toward requiring plenary approval for access to the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) of lawnakers as it may hinder the constitutional right of…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:57:22 +0000
Malacañang on Monday expressed dislike for a resolution in the House restricting public access to the SALNs of congressmen.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 06:02:24 +0000
COOP NATCCO Rep. Anthony Bravo on Friday defended the House of Representatives from Senator Panfilo Lacson’s “pork” allegations.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 03:55:24 +0000
Opposition lawmakers were up in arms against a resolution that will make access and disclosure of congressmen’s SALNs “extremely difficult.”
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:50:05 +0000
Malacañang on Thursday hailed the House of Representatives’ approval on third and final reading of a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:11:58 +0000
THE House of Representatives’ Committee on Basic Education and Culture approved a substitute bill, which revives the mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) applicable to senior high school students. The…READ
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