Next Congress to prioritize judicial reform — Belmonte
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Manila, Philippines -- Judicial reforms rank high in the list of priorities of the House of Representatives in the next Congress.
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Covering the wild Philippine elections
MANILA, Philippines-- The campaign banners and posters are down now. The horrible jingles aren’t ringing in my ears anymore. I’m shaking my head a little less. And all is quiet on the cyber front. Almost. But PHvote 2013 is finally over. I was born in ...
Butch Abad wife wins hairline victory in Batanes
MANILA, Philippines - Budget Secretary Florencio Abad believes it was her wife's vote approving the Reproductive Health (RH) law in December 2012 that almost cost her this elections. Rep Henedina Abad won a hairline victory over independent candidate Carlo Diasnes to retain her seat in the House of Representatives. In the small ...
Bring justice to poor, New lawyers told
Manila, Philippines --- Fresh off their attorney's oath, the country's new lawyers were challenged yesterday by two House of Representatives leaders to take a pro-poor stance as they go about their respective careers.
Bring justice to poor, New lawyers told
Manila, Philippines --- Fresh off their attorney's oath, the country's new lawyers were challenged yesterday by two House of Representatives leaders to take a pro-poor stance as they go about their respective careers.
13 Party-lists figure in survey
Manila, Philippines --- Thirteen party-list groups are likely to gain at least one party-list seat in the House of Representatives, according to a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
Bayan Muna tops partylist survey
MANILA, Philippines--Militant group Bayan Muna topped the list of 13 partylist organizations that could fill 25 of the 58 seats allocated for marginalized sectors in the House of Representatives, a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations found. The results of the March 15 to 17 pre-election survey, first published in the BusinessWorld, showed that Bayan Muna garnered the support of 8.68 ...
House respects SC ruling ‘delaying’ start of RH law
MANILA, Philippines – Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Tuesday said that the House of Representatives of the 15th Congress would respect the status quo ante order for the Reproductive Health Law but pointed out that “there are no loopholes” in its passage. “Perhaps some provisions are being challenged,” he said. The order was just a “temporary delay” in its implementation and Albay ...
Congressional Citation for Yoko Ono
MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippine House of Representatives will award a congressional citation to fashion designer Yoko Ono, widow of rock legend John Lennon, for her generous donation to the victims of typhoon "Pablo" in Mindanao.
White House pushes interactivity, community for 2013 SOTU
MANILA, Philippines - The upcoming US State of the Union Address promises to be an interesting one, if only because the White House is actively trying to make the process interactive and community-based. A post on the White House blog announced a number of initiatives planned for greater visibility and interactivity during ...