Fails to pass P1.16-billion proposed Dengvaxia supplemental budget By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law which President Rodrigo Duterte said would provide lasting peace in Mindanao hurdled the Senate on the last day of session. The measure garnered a unanimous vote from the senators, who all voted except for Senator Manny Pacquiao, who was in General Santos at that time, and Leila de Lima, who is detained in Camp Crame over […]
Tag: third and final reading
Senate approves national ID system on final reading
(Eagle News)– The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that would put in place a national ID system. Seventeen senators voted for Senate Bill No. 1738 known as “An Act Establishing the Philippine Identification System,” while only two–Senators Francis Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros–dissented. Under the measure, the national ID, which would contain the PhilSys Number and other relevant information of the individual “shall serve as the official government-issued identification document of […]





