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Philippines The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by two lawyers seeking to nullify House Resolution 1109 which seeks to convene lawmakers into a constituent assembly, even without the approval of the Senate. In its ruling, the high court...
Tags: constituent assembly, Philippines, The Supreme Court, Comelec, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, House, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, house resolution
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will gather members of her Cabinet and leaders of Congress Thursday to map out priority legislation, which could include new tax measures, when sessions resume next month. The Legislative Executive Development Advisory...
Tags: Congress, House of Representatives, constituent assembly, Mrs. Arroyo, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Philippines-The, Gabriel Claudio, house resolution, Prospero Nograles Jr.
O n the eve of the House plenary deliberations on the Charter change resolution he filed, Speaker Prospero Nograles on Monday reiterated that no political amendments like term extension may be inserted in House Resolution 737 (HR 737). Speaking to reporters...
Tags: Prospero Nograles, House Resolution, House of Representatives, credibility problem, speaker prospero
Establishing the Philippine Legislative Academy, defining its functions and powers; HB 6112 – Creating three additional branches of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in the 11th Region to be stationed in Koronadal City and at the municipality of Surallah;...
Tags: Prospero Nograles, House of Representatives, economic provisions, speaker prospero, additional branches, house resolution
The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments on Tuesday struck down a resolution seeking to block moves for a Charter change and then approved another measure amending the economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution. The House panel initially voted...
Tags: House of Representatives, House Resolution, charter change, economic provision, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, house panel, Charter, constitution amendments
Georgia's agriculture commissioner wants to know whether the state can conduct a criminal investigation of the Peanut Corporation of America, whose products have been linked to a salmonella outbreak. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin has asked...
Tags: Georgia Agriculture, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Sonny Perdue, House Resolution, House of Representatives, GBI, agriculture commissioner, salmonella outbreak, Tommy Irvin
The House Committee on Civil Service and Professional Regulation has approved the passage of a proposed measure establishing the Philippine Legislative Academy (PLA). A report posted on the Congress website on Saturday said House Bill No. Speaker Prospero...
Tags: charter change, House of Representatives, house resolution
Amid public uproar over progressing efforts to change the Charter, militant lawmakers on Thursday filed a resolution seeking to prevent any move to amend the 1987 Constitution before 2010. The resolution, which is backed by 23 signatories including administration...
Tags: philippine constitution, protest, Lower House, House of Representatives, house resolution, charter change, term extension, Victor Ortega, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, resolution seeking