(File photo) MANILA - Deputy Speaker Vilma Santos-Recto on Tuesday called for the immediate passage of a bill proposing the creation of the Taal Volcano Rehabilitation and Development Commission. Santos-Recto, former governor of Batangas province, said the creation of Taal Commission would provide relief, resettlement, rehabilitation, and assistance to those affected by the continuing unrest of the Taal Volcano. "This proposed measure seeks to strengthen the mechanisms of government to address the needs of families and communities affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano," Santos-Recto said. Under House Bill 5966, a Tall Volcano Rehabilitation and Development Fund, which will have PHP50 billion allocation, shall be established to provide immediate relief to affected individuals and families. The proposed commission shall provide structure and direction in the utilization of the fund. The proposed fund shall be used to establish resettlement centers, homesites and townsites fo
Published January 28, 2021 1:30pm
Updated January 28, 2021 3:46pm By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News The issue of the franchise renewal of broadcast firm ABS-CBN is best addressed in the next Congress, House committee on legislative franchises chair Franz Alvarez said Thursday. Alvarez made the remark amid new moves to reopen the deliberations on the ABS-CBN franchise renewal bid, and the assertion of Anakalusugan party-list Representative Mike Defensor for the House plenary to take up the unresolved measure granting the network a provisional franchise. Based on my understanding from the House leadership, the ABS-CBN franchise issue is best left to the next Congress, Alvarez said in a statement to reporters.