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Death penalty bill for party drugs use withdrawn

The House of Representatives on Wednesday withdrew the passage of a bill imposing the maximum penalty of “life imprisonment to death” to those who...

House clears Lapeña on drug shipment case

A joint panel in the House of Representatives on Wednesday cleared former Bureau of Customs Chief Isidro Lapeña liable of any liability in connection...

Arroyo pushes more perks for senior citizens

Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Tuesday hoped the new law providing more benefits to senior citizens would soon be enacted. Arroyo made the statement as...

SALN rules impair transparency–Poe

The House of Representatives’ move to restrict public access to the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of lawmakers is a setback to...

Going against transparency

New rules that make it more difficult to obtain copies of the financial statements of members of the House of Representatives run counter to the...

Congress: Pursuing equal rights for all

Women discrimination is one of the main problems in the world. Even the Philippines, a country well-known for having strong women influencers still has...

The Women Committee Chairs

The House of Representatives under Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has seen numerous changes in only a short span of time.   Since taking the reigns back in...

The Working House for All

By Julianne Edon Gabis Although the Philippines is one of the most gender-equal countries in Asia and has climbed to 8th place in the latest...

House rules on SALN unconstitutional?

The strict rules adopted by the House of Representatives on the release of the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of government officials...

Three illustrious grandfathers, three worthy grandsons

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House upbeat on budget OK; insertions capped

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Proposed seal of good local governance okayed

The bicameral conference committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives has approved a bill seeking to institutionalize the Seal of Good Local...

Gaming bill seen clearing House plenary

The House of Representatives  was expected to approve on third and final reading a bill seeking to strengthen and expand the authority of the...

House bill protects elderly from abuse

The House of Representatives  was expected to approve on second reading next week a bill that would promote and protect the rights of senior...
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