Legislation

HR 1292 - Help OFWs In Sabah, Malaysia

gwp — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:26:02 -0600

A Resolution Directing the House Committees on Labor, Foreign Affairs and Overseas Workers' Affairs to Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid of Legislation, Into the Plight of Migrant Filipino Workers in Sabah, Malaysia and Recommend Measures Thereof, Including the Immediate Setting Up of an Office that Will be Tasked to Attend to the Needs, Grievances and Welfare of Filipino Workers, Whether Documented or Not read more »

HB 6599 - Exempt Senior Citizens from Paying Value Added Tax on Medicines

gwp — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:43:45 -0600

An Act Granting Exemption to Senior Citizens from Paying Value Added Tax on Medicines, Amending for the Purpose Section 4 of Republic Act No. 5297 and for Other Purposes read more »

HR 1277 - Investigate MMDA's Footbridge Design

gwp — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:22:22 -0600

A Resolution Directing the House Committee on Public Works and Highways to Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid of Legislation, on the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's Allegedly Flawed Footbridge Design, Which Invites Peeping Toms Who Prey on Unsuspecting Skirt-Clad Women Using Footbridges and Recommend Measures to Address Them read more »

HR 1276 - Grammatical, Factual and Conceptual Errors in DepEd Learning Materials

gwp — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:14:42 -0600

A Resolution Directing the House Committee on Basic Education to Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid of Legislation, on the Incapability of the Department of Education, Especially its Instructional Materials Council Secretariat, to Provide Quality Textbooks to Public Elementary and High Schools, As Evident in the Grammatical, Factual and Conceptual Errors Perennially Found in Them, and Recommend Measures Therefore to Improve the Content of Government-Issued Learning Materials read more »

HR 1275 - UN Population Fund's Report on the Increase in Teenage Girls Who Marry For Survival in Mindanao

gwp — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:12:26 -0600

A Resolution Directing the House Committee on the Welfare of Children to Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid of Legislation, on the United Nations Population Fund's Report on the Alarming Increase in the Number of Teenage Girls in Evacuation Centers in Mindanao Being Forced Into Marriages As A Means of Survival read more »

HR 1257 Bomb-related Incidents

gwp — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:45:15 -0600

Resolution directing the Committtee on Public Order and Safety to conduct an investigation, in aid of legislation in Maguindanao, Cotabato City and parts of Metro Manila, with the end view recommending policy measures to ensure public security and safety

HR 1254 - Investigate the Abuse of Minors Done by Bataan Incumbent Mayor Rommel del Rosario & Vice Mayor Romeo Teopengco

gwp — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:00:31 -0600

A Resolution Directing the House Committees on the Welfare of Children and on Local Government to Conduct an Investigation, In Aid of Legislation, on the Alleged Abuse of Minors in Bagac, Bataan, Where Children Were Enticed by the Incumbent Mayor Rommel del Rosario and Vice Mayor Romeo Teopengco Into Stripping While Playing Basketball at the Town Plaza, While the Two Municipal Government Officials and Other Companions Were Drinking Beer, Recommend Measures Thereof Including Imposing Disciplinary Action on the Erring Government Officials read more »

HR 1213 - Investigate Failure of MECO to Provide Assistant to jailed OFW Cecilia Alcaraz

gwp — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:57:10 -0600

A Resolution Directing the House Committee on Overseas Workers' Affairs to Conduct An Investigation, In Aid of Legislation, Pursuant to the Provisions Stated in Republic Act No. 8042, on the Failure of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, the Philippine Representative Office of Taiwan, to Immediately Respond to the Need of Cecilia Armia Alcaraz, A Filipina Teacher in Taiwan, of Adequate Representation in A Case Filed Against Her for the Robbery and Murder of Taiwanese Chiu Mei-Yun read more »

HB 6425 Movie and Television Classification Board

gwp — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:35:57 -0600

An act creating the Movie and Television Classification Board (MTCB) and for other purposes read more »

HR 1184 - Inquiry into the Right to Privacy and Sex Videos

gwp — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:45:20 -0600

A resolution directing the House of Representatives Committeess on Public Information, Civil Service and Professional Regulation and Justice to conduct an immediate inquiry into the right to privacy can be best protected in the light of the various cases of proliferation of videos of women'sintimate acts with their partmers without the victims' consent and knowledge, the most recent of which is the Halili-Hayden sex video, and recommend measures thereof including bringing to justice to those accountable and ensuring the protection of right to privacy and the dignity and well-being of the vic read more »