With 189 members voting in the affirmative and 0 negative, the House of Representatives on Monday, Jan. 31 approved on final reading a bill authorizing the operations of motorcycles as common carriers for the transport of passengers and goods.
Motorcycle for hire House Bill 10571 or the “Motorcy
Broadcast journalist and ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Rowena Niña Taduran has joined opposition and administration lawmakers in congratulating journalist Maria Ressa for becoming the first Filipino to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Rep. Niña Taduran2 Taduran formalized her congratulatory message to Ressa b
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“The Committee recently approved the substitute bill for the Comprehensive Atomic Regulation Act, consolidating 13 House bills in support of the measure,” it said in a statement on Friday, May 28.
The substitute bill was approved by the House panel, chaired by ACT-CIS partylist Rep. Eric Go Yap during its meeting on May 12.
House Committee on Appropriations meeting on May 12, 2021 (from DOST-PNRI)
The DOST-PNRI noted that during the panel meeting, DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña rallied behind the creation of an independent regulatory body consistent with international standards.
“Among the key provisions of the bill is the proposed creation of the Philippine Atomic Regulatory Commission (PARC) which will be charged with the regulation of all activities and facilities involving sources of ionizing radiation,” it said.
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In a committee hearing presided by its chairman, Samar Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento, the House panel supported the “noble objectives” of the law that was authored during the 17th Congress by then Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito.
However, Sarmiento, together with Deputy Speakers Rufus Rodriguez (CDI, Cagayan de Oro City) and Rodante Marcoleta (Sagip Partylist) and Muntinlupa City Rep. Ruffy Biazon, noted that implementation of the law is ill-timed because of the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic prevailing in the country.
Ejercito, who was invited as resource person in the hearing, aired the same view, saying that the public should understand that his legislative proposal was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on February 22, 2019.
Published February 4, 2021, 1:41 PM
The House Committee on Trade and Industry on Thursday approved proposals updating the ‘antiquated’ Consumer Act of the Philippines in order to give consumers ample protection from deceitful, abusive and dishonest trade practices amid the continued rise in goods and services in the country.
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The House panel chaired by Navotas Rep. John Reynald Tiangco agreed to adopt the technical working group recommendation to consolidate seven bills that are aimed at putting more teeth to existing consumer protection laws, as well as introducing new provisions that that would impose heavy penalties on deceiving and abusive schemes against consumers with the use of modern technology.