Vice President Noli de Castro asked Congress yesterday to extend the rent control law.
“Specifically, I endorse Senate Bill 2884 filed by Sen. Miguel Zubiri, which extends the rent control law for three years, effective Jan. 1, 2009 up to Dec. 31, 2011,” he said.
De Castro, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council chairman, said the Senate bill seeks to limit any increase in the monthly rent of P10,000 and below in Metro Manila and other urban areas, and P5,000 in other parts of the country to 10 percent annually.
“I understand Speaker Nograles himself will sponsor the version of this bill at the House of Representatives,” he said.
De Castro said the extension of the rent control law aims to protect low- and middle-income families renting houses.
“This is consistent with my view on the role of the government as protector of the interests of the vulnerable sectors,” he said. – Pia Lee-Brago, Philippine Star
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International Equal Pay Day
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For widespread, practical equality!”
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to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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