House waits for tax bill
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Finance Department to immediately submit the proposed tax reform package within the ...
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House honors Frayna as PH’s 1st female GM
LEGAZPI CITY—The House of Representatives will honor on Monday the Philippines’ first-ever female Chess Grandmaster, Janelle Mae Frayna of Albay, ...
Read moreHonor honest workers, lawmaker urges House
A CONGRESSMAN urged the leadership of the House of Representatives to honor the honesty of two House employees who returned ...
Read morePiñol bats for fisheries agency
PAGADIAN CITY—Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol urged the House of Representatives to prioritize the passage of a bill creating a separate Department ...
Read moreBill seeks 3-year limit to military chief’s tour
A BILL proposing to prescribe a 36-month tour of duty for the Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff—vetoed ...
Read moreTugade defends DOTC budget at House hearing
The House of Representatives is conducting a budget hearing for the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). DOTC Secretary Art ...
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This time around
The House of Representatives, through its committee on government enterprises and privatization, has passed a consolidated measure granting an additional ...
Read moreHouse questions DTI about unused funds
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has been made to explain why it was not using the funds allocated ...
Read moreLaw sought vs corporal punishment
A party-list lawmaker on Monday appealed to the leadership of the House of Representatives to prioritize a measure penalizing corporal ...
Read moreAlvarez pushes drive vs ‘protocol’ car plates
ASIDE from pursuing a policy against special No. 8 car plates for congressmen, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said Monday he would ...
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