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The proposal would make Sr. Maria Teresa “Vera” Casali Ravasio a Filipino citizen, give her all the rights of citizenship, require her to take an oath, and become effective 15 days after publication.

The bill changes the rule for the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos so that, in addition to existing women and youth seats, one seat must be filled by a member of the Balik‑Islam community and another by an Ulama (Islamic scholar). It also caps the number of commissioners from any single Muslim tribe at two, and requires all commissioners to hold a college degree, be fluent in English or Arabic, and have the endorsement of their tribe or sector. The President will appoint the nine full‑time Muslim Filipino ‑

The bill adds a seat for the Balik‑Islam community to the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos and limits any single tribe to at most two commissioners, while keeping the total at nine members.

The bill proposes to add a seat for a member of the Balik‑Islam community on the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos, while keeping existing seats for women, youth, and Ulama and limiting any tribe to two commissioners.

The bill proposes a program that would place at least one registered nurse in every barangay that currently lacks health‑care services, with the nurses paid a stipend comparable to Salary Grade 15 and tasked with health‑education and reporting duties.

The bill proposes a new Philippine Nursing Practice Act that would replace the 2002 nursing law, create a Board of Nursing, set a minimum entry salary, require a 1‑to‑10 nurse‑to‑patient ratio, and establish advanced‑practice nursing and a national nursing workforce database.