Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 07:10:57 +0000
Several parents of patients suffering from different debilitating diseases have appealed for the passage of the medical marijuana bill.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 06:19:43 +0000
“Divorce? Over my dead body,” Senator Joel Villanueva said on Monday.
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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 05:55:07 +0000
A piece of advice for newbie senators: Don’t just stand up and take the floor if you don’t want to end up being grilled by veterans.
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:36:38 +0000
In just less than two weeks since the 18th Congress opened last July 22, the Senate has completed its reorganization of 40 committees with neophyte senators either getting two to three chairmanships.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 06:13:21 +0000
The idea to create a government department that will solely tackle issues concerning OFWs is moving at the lower chamber.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 08:16:36 +0000
President Duterte was “surprised” of the “negative” reactions over his move to veto the Security of Tenure bill, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 06:56:46 +0000
Get your act together and don’t make legislators look stupid.This was how senators dared members of President Duterte’s Cabinet on Friday
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 08:47:12 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda has refiled his bill providing compensation to poor, jobless and full-time housewives. House Bill No. 80, which was referred to the committee on women and gene equality Tuesday, seeks to provide a P2,000 monthly compensation to all full-time housewives below the poverty threshold, without part-time or […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:17:24 +0000
More than 13 or the majority of 24 senators would vote if the proposed reimposition of the death penalty would be limited to drugs only, Senator Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 09:21:47 +0000
Senator Cynthia Villar got the chairmanships of three committees in the Senate while neophyte Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, the architect of Oplan Tokhang, is the new head of peace and reconciliation panel.
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