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Congress is expected to approve the Bamboo Industry Development bill, or the proposed Kawayan Act, this year. Sponsored by Senator Mark A. Villar, Senate Bill (SB) 2513, “An Act Institutionalizing the Bamboo Industry Development of the Philippines,” is now being finalized.  It will be subjected to interpellation by senators possibly…

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro: Two groundbreaking bills filed by a district representative here were passed on second reading during the last session day of the House of Representatives on Dec. 12, 2023.

The leadership of the House of Representatives on Monday assured United Nations officials of its unwavering commitment to passing the National Evaluation Policy Bill and other legislation aligned with the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez conveyed this commitment during a courtesy call by UN…

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Marcos approves laws enhancing veteran support, business, cultural heritage

ANTIPOLO CITY—The Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBIDC) is ramping up efforts to promote the widespread use of engineered bamboo school desks in public learning institutions ahead of the start School Year 2023-2024 on Tuesday, August 29. In an interview on Sunday, Butch Madarang, PBIDC executive director, said the Department…

With one week left before sine die adjournment of the first regular session of the 19th Congress, the Senate is expecting to give its third-reading approval on more priority bills of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council.

THE Senate leadership expects majority and minority senators to regularly muster a quorum to pass pending bills in their last week of session before Congress adjourns the First Regular Session of the 19th Congress. Given  one week left before the sine die adjournment for a break lasting until the State…

Musa Fabric at the Senate’s Otop booth

Knauf Gypsum Philippines, Inc. and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IV-A CALABARZON have signed an agreement to be partners in improving the skills and lives of the region’s construction workers.