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Various groups want BBL Okd by lawmakers

A GROUP of Muslim businessmen, religious leaders and sultanates sought on Wednesday the passage of the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law, called on Christians and...

Solons: Abaya liable for plunder

LAWMAKERS on Wednesday vowed to hold former Transportation secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya and others liable for plunder for awarding a P3.81-billion Metro Rail Transit...

ERC-Meralco ‘sweetheart deal’ comes under fire

LAWMAKERS on Tuesday slammed the alleged sweetheart deals entered into by officials of the Energy Regulatory Commission to favor power distributor Manila Electric Co....

Safe boarding houses ordinance pushed in Vizcaya

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—Lawmakers here have expressed support to the proposed Safe Boarding Houses ordinance that will tighten the multi-sectoral watch on the prevention of...

Vizcaya dads seek better road projects

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—Lawmakers here have asked the Department of Public Works and Highways to exert more effort in ensuring the implementation of quality road...

Child protection measure proposed

LAWMAKERS have pushed for the passage of a measure seeking to protect children in situations of armed conflict. Former Speaker and Quezon City Rep. Feliciano...

Gina unfit for DENR job–solons

LAWMAKERS and mining company executives on Sunday vowed to block the confirmation of Environment Secretary Regina Lopez before the Commission on Appointments, citing her...

SolGen provokes questions

LAWMAKERS on Thursday wanted to know why Solicitor General Jose Calida has moved to acquit Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the pork barrel...

Mining takes new hit

LAWMAKERS on Tuesday branded as crazy the actions of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, who ordered 27 more mining companies shuttered, thus “wreaking havoc” on...

Ping: Solons got P5-b pork

SOME lawmakers were given up to P5 billion in “pork” allocations in the General Appropriations Act of 2017,  Senator Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday. “After all...

House sets rush work on ‘sin tax’

WITH three session days left before Congress goes on a month-long Christmas break, the House is rushing the passage of the amended sin tax...

Solons back jobs for Reds

LAWMAKERS Wednesday backed the plan of the Duterte administration to provide decent jobs and livelihood assistance to members of New People’s Army who may...

Lawmakers peeved by poor telco service

CONGRESSMEN scored telco carrier Smart Communications and threatened not to renew its franchise if it could not improve its services to the public. The lawmakers’...

Lawmakers cool to special powers

LAWMAKERS have expressed stiff opposition to “special powers” for Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade who will also be designated as “traffic crisis manager” under an...
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