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Buhay Party-list Representative Jose “Lito” Atienza (Facebook) At the hearing of the House Committee on Human Rights on the proposed “Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Bill”, Atienza inquired if the bill would “surreptitiously” allow same-sex marriage in the Philippines. The panel was then discussing the denial of rights to employment as an act of discrimination to be prohibited and penalized if the bill is passed signed into law. Under this provision, it shall be prohibited to “deny an application for or revoke a professional license issued by the government” on the basis of ...

R.I. Black and Latino caucus lists top legislative priorities Edward Fitzpatrick © Gretchen Ertl State Representative Karen Alzate, chairwoman of the Rhode Island Legislative Black and Latino Caucus, addresses the media at the State House on Friday. PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Legislative Black and Latino Caucus on Friday unveiled 13 priorities for this year’s legislative session, focusing on areas such as health care, criminal justice, and the minimum wage. This year’s General Assembly is the most diverse in Rhode Island history, with 21 people of color in the 113-...

BIR promises to remove export cigarettes’ tax-stamp exemption March 1, 2021 | 7:44 pm THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it will withdraw the tax-stamp exemption of export cigarettes, after a legislator cited the potential for these products to enter the market as tax-free smuggled goods. At the House Ways and Means Committee hearing Monday, the chairman, Representative Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda, said the BIR should revoke Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 9-2015, which grants the exemption. He called unstamped export cigarettes “the mother lode of smuggling.” BIR Commissi...

Statement: Congress Increases NOAA Budget Washington, D.C. – The following statement was issued by Reggie Paros, Senior Manager of Government Relations at Ocean Conservancy, on the passage of the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) appropriations package which includes the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): “Today, the House and Senate have made much needed investments into our ocean, Great Lakes, and coastlines by passing a strong NOAA budget for the upcoming fiscal year, increasing NOAA’s budget by over $150 million. Specifically we are excited to see increases...

December 22, 2020 | 7:26 pm Font Size AAA THE current account surplus strengthens the argument for the government to mitigate the impact of the economic crisis by spending more, according to Representative Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Salceda made his remarks in a statement issued in response to an economic bulletin released by the government showing a current account surplus of $8.7 billion, equivalent to 2.4% of gross domestic product, for the first nine months of 2020. Mr. Salceda said a large current account surplus indicates a...