The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution to provide financial assistance to the families of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) troopers of the Philippine National Police who were killed in action in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last January 25. 2015.
Cagayan Rep.Randolph Ting is urging the Congress to swiftly pass his measure mandating insurance coverage for all government properties, including municipalities below first-class, in the wake of the series of destructive typhoons that enter the country every year.
Davao City Representative Karlo Alexei Nograles has helped steer the passage of a priority measure in the House of Representatives instituting reforms in the country’s labor training program, with the aim of improving the competitiveness and skills of Filipino manpower, particularly the youth.
A partylist lawmaker is pushing the Congress to approve his measure granting the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) full authority to set policies, rules and guidelines in accrediting only one local classification society in the domestic shipping industry.
A National Unity Party (NUP) lawmaker is pushing the swift approval of a measure authorizing the community office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to issue permits to landowners for the cutting, gathering and use of naturally grown trees, but only for personal and private purposes.