Bill ensuring employability of seniors gets House nod
MANILA, Philippines — Efforts to ensure employment for senior citizens gained a boost after the House committee on ways and means yesterday approved a bill providing for it.
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Lawmakers seek probe into Chocolate Hills resort
MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers have sought an investigation into the construction of a resort at the foot of the Chocolate Hills in a bid to preserve Bohol’s protected area.
After tanim-bala, tanim-daga? Congressmen speculate
MANILA, Philippines — Following videos of bed bugs and rats infesting the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), some congressmen said yesterday that the rats may have been planted to undermine the administration of President Marcos.
Landslide death toll climbs to 71
MANILA, Philippines — More bodies have been found in the rubble of a rain-induced landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, with the number of fatalities reaching 71 as of yesterday.
House detains PNP general, colonel
MANILA, Philippines — Two ranking police officials were ordered detained yesterday after they were cited in contempt by the House of Representatives for “continuously lying” during a hearing on the unlawful arrest, arbitrary detention and robbery of four Chinese women in Parañaque City last year.
Bill seeks to waive review fees for indigents
MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking to exempt indigent individuals from paying the review fees for board and Bar examinations on their first take have been jointly filed by five members of the House of Representatives.
‘No coercion or cash for people’s initiative’
MANILA, Philippines — House Deputy Majority Leader Erwin Tulfo gave assurance yesterday that there was no instruction from the House leadership to coerce signatories or offer cash incentives to push for a people’s initiative as a means to amend the Constitution.