MANILA, Mar 2 (PNA) - The Board of Directors of state-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) has approved the planned acquisition of Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. (PDS) stakes at PHP360 apiece.
Date: 02 March 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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MANILA, Feb 20 (PNA) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure penalizing the conversion of irrigated and irrigable lands for non-agricultural purposes to ensure food security in the country.
Date: 20 February 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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MANILA, Feb 15 (PNA) - The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure penalizing the conversion of irrigated and irrigable lands for non-agricultural purposes to ensure food securtiy in the country.
Date: 15 February 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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MANILA, Feb 14 (PNA) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a measure creating the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.
Date: 14 February 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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The House of Representatives has approved on second reading House Bill 6775 seeking to create a Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development that would address the basic housing needs and requirements of Filipino families.
Date: 02 February 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: House of Representatives
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MANILA, Jan 21 (PNA) - The Makati City government has extended the deadline of assessment of business permits without penalty to Jan. 25, and the payment of business and realty taxes to Jan. 31, following the approval by the City Council of City Ordinance No. 2018-001.
Date: 21 January 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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Mayon Volcano Natural Park in Albay province and the Pasonanca Natural Park in Zamboanga City are now protected areas under two bills approved by the House of Representatives.
Date: 15 January 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: House of Representatives
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The House committee on agrarian reform chaired by Rep. Rene Relampagos (1st District, Bohol) has approved a substitute bill seeking to prohibit the conversion of irrigated and irrigable lands for non-agricultural purposes.
Date: 06 January 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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The House committee on natural resources chaired by Rep. Arnel Ty (Party-list, LPGMA) approved House Bill 5614 which seeks to declare the Kalayaan Island Group situated in the province of Palawan as alienable and disposable land for agricultural, residential and commercial purposes.
Date: 26 December 2017; Type: Legal News; Source: House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill 159 which seeks to strengthen the right of the government to expropriate lands for the purposes of socialized housing.
Date: 29 November 2017; Type: Legal News; Source: House of Representatives
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The House committee on Housing and Urban Development passed House Bill 165 declaring a portion of the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, Barangay Krus na Ligas as a disposable asset for housing and urban settlement.
Date: 23 November 2017; Type: Legal News; Source: House of Representatives
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The House committee on higher and technical education chaired by Rep. Ann Hofer (2nd District, Zamboanga Sibugay) on Monday created a technical working group (TWG) that will fine-tune House Bill 5908 which seeks to include the National Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP) among the subjects of engineering courses.
Date: 21 November 2017; Type: Legal News; Source: House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives has approved on second reading House Bill 6589 seeking to rationalize the requirements imposed by the Department of Agrarian Reform regarding land registration to enable smooth and speedy transactions between DAR agents and the public.
Date: 24 October 2017; Type: Legal News; Source: House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill seeking to strengthen the right of government to expropriate lands for socialized housing.
Date: 17 October 2017; Type: Legal News; Source: House of Representatives
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MANILA - The House of Representatives may push for the amendment of the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Act, Representative Arthur Yap said Monday.
Date: 26 September 2017; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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In observance of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (IP) and the Philippine National IP Day today, August 9, Senator Loren Legarda said that members of indigenous communities can take part in the country's development if given more opportunities and stronger support by the government.
Date: 09 August 2017; Type: Legal News; Source: Senate of The Philippines
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MANILA, July 24 - President Rodrigo Duterte has urged Congress to pass the National Land Use Act to address land reform problems in the country.
Date: 24 July 2017; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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MANILA, July 10 - The Supreme Court (SC) granted the petition filed by the Social Security System (SSS) seeking to stop the implementation of the orders issued by the Pasay City Regional Trial Court (RTC) allowing the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to take possession of portion of the former's property worth PHP1.4 billion loca ...
Date: 10 July 2017; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill 5240 or the proposed “National Land Use and Management Act of the Philippines,” which seeks to institutionalize a National Land Use Policy that will govern the country’s land use and management.
Date: 04 July 2017; Type: Legal News; Source: House of Representatives
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MANILA, July 4 - The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a measure which seeks to institutionalize a national land use policy that shall end the current degradation of the country's land resource and optimize balanced development.
Date: 04 July 2017; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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