Malacañang quashed speculations, on Monday, that it has been pushing back the signing of a comprehensive deal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front until after the elections to see if the administration would have the majority number of lawmakers needed to approve the Bangsamoro Law.
Bipartisan immigration legislation emerging in the Senate could prevent hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. illegally from ever becoming citizens, according to a Senate aide with knowledge of the proposals.
Reelectionist senators who joined the First Inquirer Senate Forum on “How does the Senate really work” expressed varying degrees of openness to the proposal to amend the Constitution.
Senatorial candidates who participated in the First Inquirer Senate Forum on Wednesday vowed not to oppose an anti-dynasty bill should the measure be considered in the next Congress.
Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has promised Archbishop Paciano Aniceto that he would not support the passage of a divorce bill.
MANILA, Philippines—Who should clean up the mess caused by campaign posters and other paraphernalia after elections? Candidates and their respective political parties should take care of the dirty work, according to a bill filed by Albay Rep. Al Francis Bichara, which is now pending at House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms. House [...]
Saying public safety and public interest are at stake, Senator Gregorio Honasan intends to fight the President’s “ill-advised” veto on the bill to repeal the height requirement for police officers, jail guards, and firefighters.
Policemen, firemen and jail guards should possess the necessary physical attributes to do their job, and that includes having the right height.
US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he expected the Senate would start debating comprehensive immigration reform next month, putting an optimistic spin on the legislation’s prospects.
The cold, thinly populated state of North Dakota is trying to enact the toughest abortion restrictions in the US. It may soon find itself in a costly battle over legislation that opponents describe as blatantly unconstitutional.
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has vowed to take up the uphill battle in Congress to enact a law that would ban political dynasties should he be reelected.
The Quezon City Council has passed a measure that would protect workers infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the workplace, and discriminatory employers face revocation of their business permits and licenses.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines, one of the institutions blamed for the atrocities during martial law, has welcomed the law granting compensation to the victims of human rights during that dark chapter of Philippine history
