House OKs Dy-backed Kalinga bill allowing gov't action during oil crises

[Updated June 3, 2026, 8:55 p.m.] MANILA, Philippines — The proposed Komprehensibong Alalay sa Livelihood, Inflation, Negosyo at Goods Assistance (KALINGA) Program, which seeks to institutionalize government action during oil crises, has been approved by the House of Representatives on third and final reading. During the session on Wednesday, House Bill (HB) No. 9305 was approved with 294 lawmakers voting in the affirmative, while only three opposed it, and no one abstained. HB No. 9305, the substitute bill to the original HB No. 8834 which was filed by House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III and House Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander Marcos last […]...

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