Local legislatures of municipalities and cities outside Metro Manila may soon be granted the power to designate tricycle lanes on public roads or highways if a recently filed House proposal becomes a law.
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the bill which aims to postpone the December 2022 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections for one year.
The House of Representatives plans to approve the proposed P5.268 trillion budget for 2023 by Sept. 28, according to Committee on Appropriations senior vice chairperson Stella Quimbo.
The House of Representatives expressed their support for a bigger budget for the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) slashed the commission’s budget for 2023.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started accepting the petition for registration of political parties and party-list groups eyeing a seat in the May 2025 midterm elections.