While there is an obvious shortage of health workers in the country, a doctor-lawmaker has stressed the need for an “equitable distribution” of doctors and nurses, especially in the grassroots.
Lawmakers grilled a Department of Budget and Management (DBM) official on Wednesday, Feb. 22, about how much the government would need to spend to create the proposed Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR).
Malasakit at Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Anthony Golez Jr. (Photo from House of Representat
Two committees in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 22, began deliberations on the proposed creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR), which will lead the management of disasters and improve the country’s institutional capacity for disaster risk reduction.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, August 10, said it fully supports the passage of House Bill No. 1709 entitled “An Act Defining and Declaring Vote-Buying as a Heinous Crime."
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Filed by Malasakit at Bayanihan Rep. Anthony Golez, Jr, the bill seeks to escalate the el
Comelec acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco (File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday expressed its support for the measure seeking to declare vote-buying as a heinous crime. "The Comelec, through Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia, fully supports the passage of HB (House Bill) No. 1709 entitled "An Act Defining and Declaring Vote-Buying as a Heinous Crime", authored and filed by Malasakit at Bayanihan Rep. Anthony Golez, Jr.," said Comelec acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco in a statement. Once the bill is approved, the penalty for such offense will be punishable by 20 to 40 years imprisonment. Meanwhile, Laudiangco said the poll body is seeking to revisit the law, particularly Section 261 (a) of the Omnibus Election Code (BP Blg. 881, as amended), which provides for the definition of vote-buying and vote-selling. "This specific recommendation is made insofar as the updating of the definition of vote-buying and vote-selling