Officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) could be charged with graft if it continues to refuse to pay a lotto player who won but whose ticket was rendered unreadable by the agency’s validating machine, Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said.
Deputy Speaker Roberto Puno is drumming up support for the Philippines’ bid to host the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2019 by filing a resolution in the House of Representatives urging his colleagues to commend and back this effort.
Northern Samar Rep. Emil Ong is urging the Congress to swiftly approve his measure freeing Filipino boxing champions like Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao from the clutches of the Bureau of Internal Revenue by making their fight prizes and other monetary benefits tax-free.
To adequately protect the rights of preschool tutors and pave the way for world-class early childhood education in the country, Nueva Ecija Rep. Magnolia Rosa Antonino-Nadres has proposed a magna carta for kindergarten teachers.
The 16th Congress passed the proposed P22.5 billion supplemental budget for the current fiscal year after the House of Representatives beat its self-imposed deadline on its approval.