House bill amending Rice Tariffication Law hurdles 3rd reading
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the bill that aims to amend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL).
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Lower rice prices predicted by July
THE Philippine Rice Industry Stakeholders Movement (Prism) predicted lower rice prices by July.
PH, Japan House chiefs to intensify defense ties
HOUSE Speaker Martin Romualdez and Japan's Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga vowed to improve the defense and security cooperation between the two countries and expand the trilateral cooperation with the United States during their meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
21 rescued seamen get warm welcome at House
TINGOG Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs, led other government officials on Monday in welcoming the 21 seafarers who were rescued from the MV Tutor, which was attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.
CoA: Malabon's 2023 cash in bank 'unreliable'
THE Commission on Audit (CoA) flagged Malabon City after it found that the year-end 2023 balance of the city's Cash in Bank account was «unreliable» because of «discrepancies.»
Bill proposes 24/7 frontline govt services
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee on May 20 filed a bill that seeks to institutionalize a 24/7 government Frontline Service System, or House Bill (HB)10426.
Divorce bill to look after kids, spouses
THE absolute divorce bill approved by the House of Representatives mandates child support for children of divorced parents and provides alimony to offended spouses, its principal author, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, told The Manila Times Thursday.
Do full review of Meralco franchise renewal bills, lawmakers urged
GABRIELA Women's Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas on Monday asked her fellow lawmakers in the House of Representatives to study carefully the bills proposing to renew Manila Electric Co.'s (Meralco) legislative franchise, which will expire in 2028.
Guo asks Ombudsman to lift suspension
THE lawyer of Bamban, Tarlac, Mayor Alice Guo on Thursday filed a motion before the Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) to lift the preventive suspension order it had issued against her.