As session resumed yesterday, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill increasing the cash gift for Filipino centenarians who reach 101 years old from P100,000 to P1 million.
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On Women's Day, March 8, the House of Representatives made progress on a handful of bills seeking to increase the number of female recruits in the Philippine National Police (PNP).
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Discussed during a public hearing of the House Committee on Public Orde
The House Committee on Public Works and Highways, chaired by Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Romeo Momo, on Monday, Feb. 20, underscored the need for a new Philippine Building Act to ensure the safety of public and private infrastructures from devastations brought by natural calamities, such as ty
No Filipino was reported killed in Syria following the earthquake that struck across the border region of southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.