SGMA:Fulfilling the President's Legislative Agenda
How A Bill Becomes A Law
1. PREPARATION OF THE BILL The Member or the Bill Drafting Division of the Reference and Research Bureau prepares and...
Duterte’s legislative agenda to power country’s economic gains
Amending the 1987 Constitution is one of the keys to kickstart the Duterte administration’s shift to a federal form of...
Priority measures keep House busy
Racing against time, the House of Representatives has approved several bills listed as priority measures of the Duterte administration –...
House working to push TRABAHO before yearend
The second part of the administration’s tax reform measure, dubbed as the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High Quality...
Under Arroyo-led House: Bangsamoro Organic Law first priority bill signed into law
The Bangsamoro Organic Law is one of the landmark legislative measures of the Duterte administration. President Rodrigo Duterte, a native...
House kicks off drive to eliminate ‘endo’
President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent a bill seeking to eliminate the practice of “endo” or contractualization by employers...
Universal health care for Pinoys one step closer to reality
Universal health care for all Filipinos is one step closer to reality, thanks to efforts of the House of Representatives...
House appropriations body okays Comprehensive Nuclear Law
Taking the key piece of legislation for nuclear regulations one step closer to enactment, the bill for the Comprehensive Nuclear...
House rationalizes fiscal regime on mining industry
The House of Representatives last month approved on third and final reading House Bill 8400 that seeks to rationalize and...
Bill reforming real property valuation okayed
The House of Representatives has backed a measure instituting reforms in real property valuation and assessment in the country, which...
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