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MANILA, Philippines — Leaders of the House of Representatives have filed an “almost exact reproduction” of Senate Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 (RBH6), apparently in the hope of ending debates over clashing approaches to Charter change and ensuring that a deal is done before the Holy Week.
MANILA, Philippines — A bill in the House of Representatives that allows marijuana or cannabis for medical purposes will incorporate safety nets to prevent aggravating the country’s problems on drug abuse.
MANILA, Philippines — Amid reported incidents of bribery, senators opposing congressmen’s support for amending the 1987 Constitution through a people’s initiative (PI) have nothing to worry about, according to Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers.
MANILA, Philippines — After getting chastised by the Chinese foreign ministry for congratulating Taiwan’s president-elect on his election victory, President Marcos received words of support yesterday from allies in the House of Representatives.
MANILA, Philippines — The rampant vote-buying in local politics every three years, brought about by the election of congressmen, governors down to the mayoralty level – as mandated in the 1987 Constitution – is among the best arguments for Charter change, an administration lawmaker reiterated.
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has passed on third reading a bill that imposes an additional 40 years in prison and a P10-million fine for inmates caught with contraband.
THE House Committee on Dangerous Drugs chaired by Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has recommended the filing of criminal and administrative charges against police officials and officers involved in the alleged attempt to cover up Master Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo Jr.’s arrest in connection with the 990 kilos of shabu seized at a money lending firm in Tondo, Manila on October 8 last year.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 12) — The creation of “Dangerous Drug Courts” was sought anew on Sunday to speed up the disposition of drug cases as about 300,000 or 72% of these are still pending based on data from the police and other agencies.