Bill on battered husbands may find rough sailing in the Senate–Sotto
By Maila Ager
How can a bill that seeks to give equal protection for battered husbands pass in Congress if no victim would come out and testify in support of the bill?
How can a bill that seeks to give equal protection for battered husbands pass in Congress if no victim would come out and testify in support of the bill?
If champions of the contentious Freedom of Information Bill decide to field a neophyte to lead the House committee on public information, they might choose the widow of the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, Camarines Sur Representative-elect Leni Robredo.
A House committee — with broad support from Republicans and Democrats — on Wednesday approved legislation to tackle the growing problem of sexual assault in the armed forces by taking away the power of military commanders to overturn convictions in rape and assault cases.
Despite the passage of the Reproductive Health Law, another potentially divisive legislative measure strongly opposed by the Catholic Church would not be a priority in the House of Representatives in the coming 16th Congress.
Despite opposition, an administration senator will push anew the inclusion of casinos in the coverage of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), citing the country’s “international obligation” to fight money laundering and terrorist financing activities.
Senator Gringo Honasan said he would file a resolution when Congress resumes session in June to override President Benigno Aquino III’s veto of a bill that would repeal the height requirement for admission into the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).
Joining the police force may be as tough as finding the right height, especially if you don’t measure up.
Indonesia’s Parliament has passed a bill aimed at cracking down on terrorism by freezing suspicious financial transactions domestically and abroad.
A proponent of the bill that seeks to end political dynasties appealed to voters in the May elections to cast their ballots against politicians whose interests are for personal gains.
Aurora Rep. Edgardo “Sonny” Angara called on fellow legislators to support a bill that would put in place tighter security on campuses nationwide that was passed at the committee level in the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
Authors of the Freedom of Information Bill are gearing up to meet with President Benigno Aquino III next week in a bid to improve the measure’s chances of getting past deliberations at the House of Representatives.
The New Year’s Eve revelry firing that killed Stephanie Nicole Ella and more recently, the shooting rampage that left at least eight people dead in Cavite, have drawn attention to a number of gun control measures that have been rotting in Congress.
The bicameral conference committee on Wednesday approved in just one sitting the controversial Reproductive Health Bill.
