Philippine House Advances Key Bills, Including Anti-Dynasty Measure
The Philippine House of Representatives has advanced several legislative measures, including an anti-political dynasty bill that has moved to its second reading and is nearing approval. Additionally, the House approved a bill to extend the validity of Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) IDs to five years.
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Bill extending validity of PRC ID from 3 to 5 years passes House
Proponents say the bill is meant to ease renewal burdens
By Dwight de Leon
Read full article →Group hits House anti-dynasty bill, citing ‘weak prohibitions’
MANILA, Philippines — A group seeking to enact an anti-political dynasty law through a people’s initiative criticized a similar measure that was recently approved on second reading by the House of Representatives for having “weak prohibitions.” In a statement on Thursday, the Dapat Isa Lang movement (D1L) described House Bill No. 8389, or the the
By mareyes
Read full article →Anti-political dynasty bill nears House approval
The country’s first Anti-Political Dynasty law is one step closer to being approved by the House of Representatives after lawmakers approved on second reading yesterday the measure that might finally put an end to political clans centralizing power in a province or local government unit.
By Delon Porcalla
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