Palawan Representative Frederick Abueg of the National Unity Party (NUP) is pushing for an increase in the discount on sales and services given to senior citizens from the current 20% to 30 % to help the country’s elderly cope with rising living costs.
A ranking National Unity Party (NUP) official has thrown his support behind the proposal of Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. to create a new public accounts and audit committee in the House of Representatives whose primary task is to monitor and oversee the disbursement of public funds.
Several politicians, including Vice President Jejomar Binay, won’t be able to join the presidential race in 2016 or run for other elective positions if the anti-dynasty bill now pending in the House of Representatives becomes a law, Dasmarinas City Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said.
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a proposed Magna Carta of the Poor, which seeks to adopt an area-based, focused intervention in reducing poverty and mandate government to prioritize investments designed to uplift the quality of life of impoverished Filipino families.
Representative Karlo Alexei Nograles (1st district, Davao City) is pushing for the passage of a measure that aims to prevent jobsite accidents and ensure the health and safety of workers in the construction industry.