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An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has lamented the filing of a bill that seeks to legalize divorce in the country. Fr. Jerome Secillano (Screenshot/Radio Veritas) Fr. Jerome Secillano, CBCP Public Affairs Committee executive secretary, said its unfortunate
CBCP official slams renewed push for divorce law
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco (File photo) MANILA - The House of Representatives is targeting to transmit its approved version of the 2022 General Appropriations Bill to the Senate on or before October 27 to give senators ample time to examine the government's spending plan for next year, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said on Friday. In a statement, Velasco said the House-approved version of the proposed 2022 national budget contained institutional amendments designed to help boost the government's coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response, as well as upgrade the assets of the Phili...
House of Representatives Session Hall (File photo) MANILA - House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez assured on Friday that the introduction of institutional amendments to the 2022 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) is aboveboard. Romualdez said the PHP65.5 billion worth of realignments by the small committee in the proposed PHP5.024-trillion national budget for 2022 is constitutional. The spending measure was approved on September 30 and is eyed for transmission to the Senate not later than October 27. Romualdez said the amendments would help address the country's need for more Covid-19 vacc...