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GSIS may ilang pasubali sa gov't retirement age bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 11:19 PM

May ilang pasubali umano ang Government Service Insurance System sa panukala na optional na pagbaba ng government workers retirement age. Read more »

Government urged: Consider birth control access for minors

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 06:07 PM

Alarmed by rising cases of pregnancies among teenagers, advocates have asked lawmakers to consider giving minors access to birth control. Read more »

NCIP to pursue court order halting Masungi ops

Anjo Bagaoisan and Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 12:54 AM

The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) plans to ask a local court in Rizal to put out an injunction order suspending the operations of the Masungi Georeserve Foundation Inc. in the mountainous southern Sierra Madre area, an official told legislators Wednesday. Read more »

House panel OKs Filipino citizenship for Canadian vlogger

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 07:40 PM

When asked if he would abandon his Canadian citizenship, Kyle Jennermann vowed to be the best Filipino he can be. Read more »

Solons mull creation of onion research body

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 05:17 PM

The panel created a technical working group to further study the proposals after the initial committee hearing this morning. Read more »

House to designate caretaker for Gatchalian's seat: Speaker

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 05:11 PM

The House of Representatives will designate a caretaker for the district that will be left behind by newly-appointed DSWD Sec. Rex Gatchalian. Read more »

House OKs condonation of agriworkers' loans

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 06:57 PM

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill writing off farmers’ and fisherfolk’s unpaid loan charges. Read more »

House renews IBC 13 franchise

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 06:25 PM

The House of Representatives has renewed the franchise of sequestered media company Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC 13). Read more »

House OKs lower optional retirement age for state workers

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 05:48 PM

House Speaker Martin Romualdez said for many employees, retiring early would enhance their well-being. Read more »

Lawmaker slams GDP growth, cites continued hardship of ordinary Filipinos

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 02:09 AM

A lawmaker has criticized the Philippine government for touting the growth in the country's gross domestic product, citing the hardships of ordinary Filipinos. Read more »

Monsod to solons: Which parts of Constitution should be changed?

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 06:36 PM

Tell us exactly which parts of the country's main charter should be changed. Read more »

Amending Constitution will benefit Filipinos economically - solon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 04:16 PM

Amending the 1987 Constitution will benefit Filipinos economically, a lawmaker said Monday, amid fresh efforts to revise the charter in Congress. Read more »

House lawmakers make another push for charter change

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 09:53 PM

Philippine House lawmakers revived attempts at amending the country's 1987 Constitution. Read more »

Charter change 'problematic' at this time: UP professors

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 08:57 PM

Amending the 1987 Constitution at this time may be a 'problematic pursuit' given its fiscal and logistical demands, as the country faces more urgent local and national concerns, according to professors from the University of the Philippines Diliman Department of Political Science. Read more »

House panel starts 'cha-cha' deliberations; experts divided

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 05:44 PM

A House panel has started a fresh attempt to change the 1987 Constitution. Read more »

House panel looks into importation traffic issues in Port of Manila

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 06:51 AM

The House Committee on Metro Manila Development has started to look into the importation traffic issues in the Port of Manila. Read more »

Metro Manila may implement single ticketing system in Q1 2023: MMDA

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 04:00 PM

The MMDA is 'hopeful' that the National Capital Region could implement a single ticketing system for traffic violations in the first quarter of 2023. Read more »

Iba-ibang ahensiya iniimbestigahan ang aberya sa air traffic system

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 09:05 PM

Iniulat ng DOTr na nagsanib-puwersa na ang iba-ibang sangay ng pamahalaan para imbestigahan ang naging problema sa paliparan noong Bagong Taon. Read more »

House panel lauds Dolly de Leon

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 06:51 PM

The House Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts has approved a resolution congratulating actress Dolly de Leon for winning Best Supporting Actress in the Los Angeles Film and Critics Association for her role as a toilet manager in "Triangle of Sadness." Read more »

House panel probes air travel mess

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 10:24 PM

Philippine civil aviation officials are asked to go on leave while lawmakers probe the equipment failure at Manila’s international airport that led to travel chaos on New Year’s Day. Read more »