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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Congress will do its best to pass the Salary Standardization Law (SSL-4) in the resumption of its session in May. The Congress wants to pass said law before the end of the 16th Congress. SSL-4 is one of the laws pending due to the lack of quorum before the Congress’ recess. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Leaders of Congress have assured that they will exert all efforts to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) when sessions resume in January after their month-long holiday break, Malacañang said on Wednesday. In a statement, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said the government is closely coordinating with Congress to thresh out concerns about the measure. “We have been informed by Congress leaders that efforts will be exerted to pass the BBL when Congress resumes […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, August 26 (Eagle News) — Several congressmen reacted against the Department of Tourism (DOT) with Buhay Party List representative Lito Atienza saying that the said department failed to achieve the target of 10 million tourist arrival with only more than 2 million tourist arrivals recorded for the year. Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez defended that although they were not able to reach the target tourist arrival, the Department of Tourism (DOT) was able […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 21 (Eagle News) — The Congress started its investigation on the fire that ravaged the factory belonging to Kentex Manufacturing that resulted in the death of 72 workers. In an exclusive interview, Valenzuela 2nd district Representative Maggie Gunigundo gives an update on the findings of the Congress on the said matter. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Congressman Winston Castelo of Quezon City asked President Aquino to issue an executive order for the conduct of occupational safety investigation of all establishment all over the country to alert everyone and make them comply with the National Building Code. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 14 (Eagle News) — Gabriela representative Emmy De Jesus asked the Congress to prioritize the passage of the occupational safety bill, saying that the recent fire in a factory in Valenzuela should serve as a wake-up call for the need of such proposed law. <em>(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 8 (Eagle News) – Congress passed on second reading the proposed national identification system law. Under said bill, there will be only one government-issued ID which will be used in all transactions with the government. This will feature some basic information about the card holder. Under the proposed law, those who will give wrong information in their IDs will be fined P500,000 and will be jailed for six months to a […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 22 (Eagle News) — House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte assured the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that the Congress will consider the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) when the session of the Congress starts in May despite the issues facing said law. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Cavite Congressman Elpidio Barzaga asked his colleagues in the House of Representatives to stop asking the President to appear in the investigation regarding the Mamasapano incident, saying that the Congress does not possess such power.
The Congress reacted strongly against the strict financial measures being implemented by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), saying that it interferes with the independence of the legislative branch of the government.
The House of Representatives is proposing the use of full middle name in legal documents as a requirement.
House joint resolution 21 yesterday passed second reading in Congress. The resolution allows President Aquino to have a five-month emergency power to make sure that there will be ample demand of electricity during the summer months.
