Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 11:32:35 +0000
A bill seeking to lower electricity rates for consumers and another allowing workers to receive 100 percent of the service charge collected await the President’s approval.
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 05:56:35 +0000
THE SENATE will focus on the passage of three important bills when the 17th Congress resumes session on May 20, Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd said. In the weekly Kapihan sa Senado…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:24:32 +0000
New Zealand’s Parliament has passed sweeping gun laws that outlaw military style weapons, less than a month after mass shootings at two Christchurch mosques.
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Read moreCredit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:03:55 +0000
South Korea’s parliament passed emergency measures on Wednesday to tackle the “social disaster” of air pollution.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 14:44:24 +0000
Minnesota and Wisconsin recently joined the list of states aiming for a 100% clean-energy future, while some Illinois lawmakers are pushing for not only carbon-free power, but also 100% renewable energy. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) was the latest to announce a set of policy proposals designed to lead his state’s electricity sector to 100% […]
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 05:48:16 +0000
Party-list groups Gabriela and Akbayan have hailed the “much-awaited” signing of the expanded maternity leave for workers.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 06:37:08 +0000
A lawmaker in the US state of Hawaii introduced a bill that would bar sales of cigarettes to anyone under the age of 100.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 01:16:56 +0000
Former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile is not yet done criticizing the present composition of the Senate.
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A lawmaker said Thursday that private sector employees and contractual workers in government should also receive their 14th month pay and P5,000 cash gift.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina – Argentine lawmakers has backed a bill legalizing abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, a historic step for Pope Francis’ Catholic homeland, although the measure must still pass through the Senate.
Thousands of abortion rights activists cheered and hugged outside Congress on Thursday, as the lower house Chamber of Deputies passed the bill by 129 votes to 125.
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