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House panel okays more female cops

The 55-member House of Representatives’ committee on public order and safety has approved a bill which sets aside for women at least 20 percent...

Criminal age: CHR presses for options

Despite Congress’ setting of the age of criminal liability to 12 years old instead of nine on a proposed measure, the Commission on Human...

P700-per-square-meter property in Quezon City?

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Medical marijuana bill gets House approval

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading the bill legalizing the use of medical marijuana.  The House, in plenary session presided by...

Bill on welfare attaché for OFWs okayed

A panel in the House of Representatives has approved a substitute bill which proposes to create the office for social welfare attache for overseas...

Arroyo lauds Universal Health Care measure

The leadership of the House of Representatives led by Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Wednesday recommended for Senate action the Universal Health bill aimed...

‘Criminal age’ set at 12, not 9

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a bill lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 12. Oriental Mindoro Rep....

House scans budget for ‘inserts’

The House of Representatives will review the Senate version of the proposed 2019 national budget to determine if the senators made insertions to the...

GMA hands over P13-million reward to PNP

Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday led the turnover of P8 million to the Philippine National Police to complete the House of Representatives’ P13-million contribution...

Implausible denial

The Palace has denied having a hand in the removal of Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya as House majority leader but the political realities...

Alvarez top House spender in ‘17

Former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’s office was the biggest spender among all members of the House of Representatives in 2017, according to a Commission on...

Budget transparency pushed

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Priority bills

Committee on Accounts Chairperson and Leyte (1st District) Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez (2nd right) talks with House Majority Leader Fredenil Castro (right) during...

House bill punishes parents for their children’s offenses

Parents will be jailed for the crimes that their children commit under the substitute bill lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility approved by...
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