The House of Representatives has approved the Philippine Maritime Zones Act, which defines the country’s territorial waters and jurisdiction over its coastal areas. 

Voting 149-18, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading last week a resolution granting special powers to President Benigno Aquino III to address a possible energy crisis in 2015.  

The House of Representatives has started its plenary debates on the proposed P22.4-billion supplemental budget for the current fiscal year, which will be used to fund 26 government projects, including those that involve the rehabilitation of areas devastated by supertyphoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan).

A high-ranking leader of the National Unity Party (NUP) is strongly supporting a measure that aims to deter smoking among the youth by setting a high minimum floor price for locally sold cigarettes. 

Davao City Representative Karlo Alexei Nograles has called for the swift approval of his  measure that aims to create jobs in industries utilizing green technologies or  innovations that reduce the adverse effects of climate change.