MANILA, Philippines — Congress is set to amend some existing laws in a bid to lure more investors help fund priority infrastructure projects, partic
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill seeking to create the Department of Information
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The debate in Congress on the Responsible Parenthood (RH) bill is heating up in both houses, with the Catholic Chu
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. The House of Representatives will install an additional e-voting interface gadget at the session hall to facilitat
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. To enhance the capacity of local government units to generate local revenues from real property, the House Committ
Read MoreTHE AMERICAN Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (AmCham) is optimistic about recommended business laws given recent progress in Congress.
Read MoreMalacañang expects President Benigno Aquino III’s allies in Congress not to give priority to measures seeking to amend the Charter, particularly its
Read MoreMalacañang expects President Benigno Aquino III’s allies in Congress not to give priority to measures seeking to amend the Charter, particularly its
Read MoreThe AmCham-Investment Climate Improvement Project/Arangkada Philippines' Legislative Committee Tracker reflects the status of the 41 JFC-PBG (Joint Fo
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Congratulations to the new archbishop of Manila, Luis Antonio Tagle. Intellectually gifted, eloquent and truly hum
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. A big splash has come from the Enrile-Belmonte bill that seeks to steer out of complicated debates on mode and sti
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Is the government supporting or killing agrarian reform? Based on the current 2012 government budget deliberations
Read MoreTHE SENATE has started deliberations on a measure seeking the protection against unauthorized disclosure of data amid advances in technology. The p
Read MoreSTATUS OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REFORM LEGISLATION (15th CONGRESS)* I. Enacted into Law 1. Financial Re
Read MoreREMARKS ADJOURNMENT OF SESSION House of Representatives • 12 October 2011 Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen - Th
Read MoreThe bill creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology was approved Wednesday at the House of Representatives on second readi
Read MoreImproper zoning, wrong appropriation of land Congress should pass national land use and zoning laws at the soonest possible time, as the absence of
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The highly controversial reproductive health bill will have to wait. The Senate put all pending bills, including the RH measure
Read MoreSENATE Majority Leader Tito Sotto allayed concerns aired by some of his fellow senators over the legality of fresh initiatives by Congress leaders t
Read MoreThe fresh initiative to amend the Constitution has a “fair chance” of succeeding this time around despite lack of support from President Benigno Aqu
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