The House Committee on S&T adopted a resolution commending Filipino-American scientists Gregorio G. Villar III, Genevie V. Yang, and Edward Gonzales for their role and contribution in the safe landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars last February 18, 2021.
The bill prohibits the use of e-cigarettes in all enclosed public places except for the Designated Vaping Areas (DVAs). Also, only 18 years old and above are allowed to buy and use the products.
The proposed bill seeks to liberalize the local ICT industry by lowering barriers to market entry, fast-track and lower the cost of deploying broadband facilities, promote infrastructure sharing, and make spectrum management more fair and transparent.
House Bill 8020 requires the digitization of all contents used by publishers participating in the Public School Textbook Program (PSTP) to address the recurring shortage of printed modules in public schools.
One of the proposed measures is House Bill 6646, which creates a Bangko Sentral Digital Peso (BSDP) as a medium of exchange or as money for use on all digital and means.
Two lawmakers have filed a resolution urging the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to deliver all future licensure examinations via individual appointment and computerized adaptive testing (CAT) in a workstation at a secure facility.
A lawmaker said social media platforms and Internet service providers should also be able to preventively contain and shutdown electronic violence activity as soon as its red flags and markers are detected.
Lawmakers said countless women and children have become victims of perverse recording and photography, and the reproduction and distribution of such content are malicious or predatory.
