Rep. Emil Ong of the National Unity Party (NUP) is pushing the swift approval of a measure that disallows ranking in the hiring of public school teachers, in a bid to equalize employment opportunities for them. 

Partylist lawmakers Mariano Piamonte Jr and Juliet Cortuna are pushing the swift approval of a measure that would grant tax rebates for purchasers of renewable energy devices or systems, in a bid to encourage more consumers to shift to environment-friendly power sources. 

Representative Frederick Abueg of Palawan has formally sought the exclusion of the province from the political entity that would be created under the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. 

The House super committee tasked to hold deliberations on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is set to hold public hearings on the measure from September 24 to December 17 in several Mindanao provinces. 

Members of the House of Representatives led by Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., Deputy Speaker Roberto Puno and Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II have formally acknowledged and honored the efforts of business leader  Manuel V. Pangilinan in placing  the Philippines back on the international basketball circuit following the country’s commendable performance at the FIBA World Cup.