Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. cited the Philippine Competition Act, which aims to level the playing field for business and ensure better delivery of services to consumers, as among the major accomplishments of the 16th Congress.
Lord Allan Jay Velasco of the National Unity Party (NUP) was sworn in last Feb. 1, 2016 as the duly elected representative of the lone district of Marinduque after the Supreme Court denied with finality all appeals to stop his oath taking.
Both the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) and the Supreme Court (SC) have upheld their respective decisions recognizing Lord Allan Velasco of the National Unity Party (NUP) as the rightful winner in the lone district of Marinduque during the 2013 elections.
The House of Representatives has conferred the Congressional Medal of Distinction to Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach for giving the Philippines its third Miss Universe crown after 42 years.
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. assured the country’s 1.5 million government employees that the Congress is determined to pass the proposed Salary Standardization Act (SSL) of 2015, after the measure was finally approved by the Senate last January 18.