Several lawmakers, on the initiative of Representative Catalina Leonen-Pizarro (Partylist, ABS), has called on President Benigno Aquino III to speed up the full implementation of the Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs) covering eight professional services entered into by the Philippines with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading a proposed law that would include Moro History, Culture and Identity Studies as an elective subject in the higher education curriculum.
If Bulacan Representative Gavini Pancho would have his way, he would make all pedestrian overpasses in the country convenient for its users and safe from common hazards.
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the P2.606 trillion proposed general appropriations law for 2015, with social services continuing to take the largest part of the national budget pie.
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a measure primarily authored by Deputy Speaker Roberto V. Puno, which aims to prevent the commercialization of student-athletes by regulating the benefits and incentives they receive and shielding them from unfair residency rules.