Micro-, small- and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) will soon be able to easily register their businesses and gain access to low-interest credit and other services in municipalities and cities nationwide with the ratification of the ‘Go Negosyo’ Act by the House of Representatives.
The House of Representatives has approved a total of 212 bills of which 10 are national bills awaiting presidential approval, and filed more than 1,000 measures during the first regular session of the 16th Congress, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said.
With the integration of the economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations fast approaching, Misamis Oriental Rep. Juliette Uy has urged her fellow legislators to form a House special committee that would determine whether the Philippines is prepared for the threats and opportunities that would arise from the establishment of a single ASEAN market.
Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles is pressing for the passage of a measure that would bar the Court of Appeals from deciding on petitions involving labor disputes to ensure the swift resolution of such cases.
Deputy Speaker Roberto Puno has proposed a law seeking to prevent the commercialization of student-athletes by barring schools from offering excessive benefits and imposing unfair residency rules on them.