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House nod of con-ass for charter change seen by January

MANILA -- A leader in the House of Representatives said on Monday he expects the plenary approval of a resolution calling on Congress to constitute itself as a constituent assembly (con-ass)...

BI foils attempt to smuggle 2 Chinese nationals to UK

MANILA -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) again foiled an attempt by a human trafficking syndicate to illegally smuggle two Chinese nationals into the United Kingdom, using Manila as a jump-off...

House okays bill prohibiting unattended children in vehicles

MANILA -- A child safety bill penalizing the act of leaving children unattended in motor vehicles has hurdled final reading in the House of Representatives. With 205 affirmative votes, the lower chamber...

Palace requires all gov’t agencies to publish, post online bid requests

Malacañan reminded all government offices and agencies, through Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 36, to comply with the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184, or Government Procurement Reform Act, requiring publication...

Legarda: 2018 Budget is Pro-People, Needs-Based

Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said that the 2018 General Appropriations Bill is a pro-people and needs-based budget. "In reviewing the 2018 national budget, we scrutinized every...

House OKs bill prohibiting unattended kids in motor vehicles

The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading House Bill 6570 which seeks to prohibit leaving children eight years old and below unattended in motor vehicles. The bill provides...

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