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Major PH business groups back reforms

Over thirteen of the Philippines’ most prominent business groups and joint foreign chambers expressed strong support for key measures in the Duterte administration’s legislative agenda...

Cayetano provokes defiance

'Disobedience' campaign is simmering in the House of Representatives as the opening of session draws near. Members of the House of Representatives will elect the...

Human rights advocacy in the 18th Congress

"Protection of human and women’s rights is of paramount importance."   (Part 2) Two weeks ago I started writing about the bills that human and women’s rights...

New Congress

A worker cleans the gavel of the Senate President as well as the Session Hall in preparation for the upcoming opening of the 18th...

Economic agenda

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Legislator seeks to ease entry of foreign direct investments

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First leadership test

Over the last few weeks, aspirants to the speakership have jostled and lobbied for the top post in the House of Representatives. If we...

Gordon bucks death penalty, says it is no crime ‘deterrent’

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Solon proposes ‘Eddie Garcia Law’ amid safety issues

A party-list legislator on Saturday vowed to push for the enactment of the proposed “Eddie Garcia Act” as soon as the 18th Congress opens...

Human rights advocacy in the 18th Congress

"Hypocrisy and dogma aside"   (Part 1) The 18th Congress has commenced its work and we have started to hear about the priority bills filed or about...

Palace sets P4.1-t budget for 2020

The Budget department will likely submit to the 18th Congress the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020 after the leadership in the House of...

Let qualifications be the yardstick

There is something unseemly in the way the campaign for the speakership of the House of Representatives in the 18th Congress is devolving. One incoming...

Poe, Lacson, Drilon file bills early in 18th Congress

Senators Grace Poe, Panfilo Lacson and Franklin Drilon fired the opening salvo in the 18th Congress by filing their pet bills early. Poe filed the...

Palace upbeat on passage of Disaster Resiliency dept.

The Palace has expressed optimism that the law seeking to create the Department of Disaster Resilience will be made with the new Congress. Speaking to...
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