Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:05:23 +0000
Sen. Sonny Angara has filed Senate Bill No. 137, or the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Act of 2019, that would criminalize 13 forms of discrimination.
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Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 09:15:50 +0000
LUCENA CITY –– Senator-elect Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Wednesday declared that he would push for the extension of the terms of office of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). In an interview with journalists here, Go said he would file a bill that would reset the scheduled barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections from 2020 […]
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 05:22:35 +0000
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian admitted on Sunday that if the bill on the tobacco tax hike would not be passed into third and final reading within this week, it may not be signed into law.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 02:55:59 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday urged her colleagues at the Senate to expedite the passage into law of a bill seeking to impose stiff penalties against criminal syndicates and parents who exploit children.
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