The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a partylist-authored bill declaring every 23rd of November as Philippine Press Freedom Day to highlight and recognize the importance of this constitutionally guaranteed right in the country.
The controversy generated by the so-called “Napolist” drawn up by pork scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles does not and will never affect the work of the members of the House of Representatives, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said.
The political opposition should stop blaming President Benigno Aquino III for the irregularities uncovered in the disbursement of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) because these were committed before he assumed office in 2010, Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said.
Representatives Julieta Cortuna and Mariano Piamonte of the A-TEACHER partylist organization want basic education modernized in the country by computerizing teaching and learning in elementary and high school campuses nationwide.
Representative Juliette Uy (2nd district, Misamis Oriental) has urged the Congress to pass a law granting barangays created by local Sanggunians their just and equitable share from national taxes to enable them to efficiently deliver basic government services and implement development projects in their respective communities.