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Recognizing the “heroic role” of barangay health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, the House Committee on Ways and Means on Monday, Dec. 5, approved the tax provisions of the substitute bill consolidating proposed measures for the magna carta of barangay health workers (BHWs). (Photo from NA

Here's some good news for domestic workers or "kasambahays". (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading Monday afternoon, Nov. 28 a measure that seeks to establish greater responsibility and accountability of private

THE leadership of the House of Representatives on Sunday expressed confidence that they will reach common ground with senators on the P77-billion institutional amendments by the House to augment the budget for education, health, transportation and other critical social services. In a statement, Speaker Martin G. Romualdez expressed confidence that…

Speaker Martin Romualdez is confident that the 2023 General Appropriations Act will be passed this December, after the Senate and House of Representatives convened yesterday the bicameral conference committee to begin reconciling conflicting provisions in their respective versions of the P5.268-trillion proposed budget.

House leaders have guaranteed the enactment of the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 before the end of the current year, possibly even before Christmas. The House contingent to the budget bicam meeting on Nov. 25, 2022 (Speaker's office) “We have sufficient time,

A former veteran official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is pushing for amendments to the Right-of-Way (ROW) Act of 2016, also known as Republic Act (RA) No.10752 The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his sponsorship speech, Bulacan 6th distric

The House Committee on Public Works and Highways has begun discussions on the proposed measures amending Republic Act No. 10752, otherwise known as the Right-of-Way Act. Surigao del Sur Rep. Romeo Momo, chair of the House Committee on Public Works and Highways, presides over the initial delibera

The House Committee on Civil Service and Professional Regularization on Tuesday, Nov. 15, approved the consolidation of 10 bills that will enable the regularization and grant of civil service eligibility to casual and contractual government workers that have been in service for three to five years.

OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT As early as May 6, 2022, the Financial Times had pointed out the likelihood of global recession due to persistently high inflation. Although at that time, the US labor market still managed to add nearly 430,000 jobs a month earlier, inflation was at a 40-year high. Since t

Mayor Honey Lacuna announced that the city government of Manila will embark on programs that will improve the reading comprehension among the youngsters and