{"id":221028,"date":"2019-07-01T03:15:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T07:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=221028"},"modified":"2019-07-01T03:15:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T07:15:34","slug":"sotto-files-bills-on-14th-month-pay-lower-macr-anti-fake-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/01\/sotto-files-bills-on-14th-month-pay-lower-macr-anti-fake-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sotto files bills on 14th month pay, lower MACR, anti-fake news"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_164373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164373\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-164373\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sotto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sotto.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sotto-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-164373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sotto is the first among the senators to file his pet bills for the new Congress, three weeks ahead of its opening on July 22. (File <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/senateph\/photos\/pcb.1885623961461876\/1885623494795256\/?type=3&amp;amp;theater\">Photo<\/a>:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/senateph\/\">Senate of the Philippines\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday filed 10 of his pet bills for the upcoming 18th Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Sotto is the first among the senators to file his pet bills for the new Congress, three weeks ahead of its opening on July 22.<\/p>\n<p>As per advisory from Senate Secretary Myra Marie Villarica, the sequence of filing of bills and resolutions for the incoming 18th Congress &#8220;shall be in accordance with the principle of seniority or length of service of each Senator.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The first round of filing, which would be held from July 1 to 4, each senator could file up to 10 bills or resolutions. Each senator could also file up to 10 additional bills or resolutions for the second round of filing on July 8 to 11.<\/p>\n<p>Among the notable bills Sotto filed is Senate Bill 10, which seeks to require employers in the private sector to remunerate the 14th month pay.<\/p>\n<p>Sotto also filed the Anti-False Content Bill, which seeks to prohibit the publication and proliferation of false content on the internet, provide measures to counteract its effects, and prescribe penalties for such acts.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Sotto re-filed the bill seeking to lower the minimum age of criminal liability (MACL) from 15 to 12 years old.<\/p>\n<p>He is also pushing for a bill providing medical scholarships in state universities and colleges to qualified students.<\/p>\n<p>The other pet bills he filed include the Anti-Drug Penal Institution bill, Presidential Drug Enforcement Authority bill, Dangerous Drugs Court bill, Prevention of Terrorism bill, Hybrid Election bill, and a bill increasing the penalty for perjury.<\/p>\n<p>For the third round of filing, the senators, on a &#8220;first-come, first-served&#8221; basis, may file any number of bills or resolutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday filed 10 of his pet bills for the upcoming 18th Congress. 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