A partylist lawmaker representing the seafarers’ sector in the Congress has hailed as a “legislative milestone” the signing into law of a measure which aims to protect Filipino mariners from exorbitant legal fees when collecting monetary benefits from their employers.  

A partylist representative is seeking an investigation into the implementation of the fair use policy of Internet service providers in the country to find out why the speed of broadband connections here remain one of the slowest in Asia.

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has given up on a proposed law seeking to adjust income tax rates to inflation, saying there was no time to pass the measure during the 16th Congress.

Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang  held a “brief but insightful” meeting recently with  Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.  and other senior leaders of the House of Representatives on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)  summit. 

A partylist lawmaker has filed a measure seeking the establishment of coastal greenbelts to lessen the damage wrought by waves and storm surges on human lives and property.