“We are disturbed and disappointed by the House of Representatives committee on ways and means approved rate on tobacco tax. The marginal rate increase will not only increase the number of smokers by 200,000 each year. It will likewise translate to 2,000 yearly deaths from purely tobacco-related ailments.”

“We are disturbed and disappointed by the House of Representatives committee on ways and means approved rate on tobacco tax. The marginal rate increase will not only increase the number of smokers by 200,000 each year. It will likewise translate to 2,000 yearly deaths from purely tobacco-related ailments.”

Under the bill, the DDR will be the national government agency primarily responsible for disaster preparedness, prevention, mitigation, response, recovery, and rehabilitation.

Under the bill, the DDR will be the national government agency primarily responsible for disaster preparedness, prevention, mitigation, response, recovery, and rehabilitation.

During the Third Regular Session of the 17th Congress, the HoR processed a total of 778 measures before Congress adjourned its session last October 10

During the Third Regular Session of the 17th Congress, the HoR processed a total of 778 measures before Congress adjourned its session last October 10

House OKs mobile number portability bill

A bill allowing people to keep their mobile numbers for life was approved by the Lower House

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will abide by President Rodrigo Duterte’s wish to name the third telco by December 2018.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will abide by President Rodrigo Duterte’s wish to name the third telco by December 2018.

The House of Representatives has approved a bill that requires employers to give every employee in the Philippines a 10-day incentive leave with pay.

The House of Representatives has approved a bill that requires employers to give every employee in the Philippines a 10-day incentive leave with pay.