Bill eyes additional prisons under BuCor
DAVAO City Rep. Paolo Duterte and Benguet City Rep, Eric Yap wants additional penal penitentiary facilities under the Bureau of ...
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‘Grant tax incentives to volunteer doctors’
A group of legislators sought the grant of tax incentives to doctors volunteering their services for free to indigent patients as ...
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Benguet rep backs DSWD tack for indigenous peoples
Benguet Rep. Eric Yap on Sunday gave his support to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo’s ...
Read moreBill orders government to buy locally produced crops
Two legislators on Thursday filed twin bills mandating the government to buy locally produced agricultural crops and set up palay-drying ...
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Two solons eye tax-free cash for school teachers
Two lawmakers have proposed the granting of a tax-exempt P2,000 allowance per month within the school year for every public ...
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Bicam ratifies 5-trillion outlay, sets big spending for recovey
Congress ratified Wednesday the bicameral conference committee report on the budget proposal of P5.024 trillion for 2022 before both chambers ...
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House amends budget, allots P20B for COVID vaccines, booster shots
The House of Representatives has allocated P20 billion for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots, said House committee ...
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Duterte urged to certify 2022 budget as urgent
The House of Representatives will begin next week its plenary discussions on the Palace-proposed P5.024 trillion national budget for 2022. ...
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Congress to work double time on priority measures
After a two-week suspension due to the imposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, Congress will work ...
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Yap moves to raise validity of authorization to solemnize marriage from 3 to 5 years
Rep. Eric Go Yap of ACT-CIS Party-list has filed a bill seeking to increase the validity of the authorization to ...
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