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The House Committee on Ways and Means ordered on Tuesday the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to carry out an audit on the transactions made by oil companies Chevron Philippines and Petrograde Philippines, Inc. in connection with their customs bonded warehouse (CBW) operations between 2015 and 2019.

Deputy Speaker and Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman has called for an exhaustive probe on the circumstances surrounding the bloody shooting in Kabacan, North Cotabato, which took place just days after the twin blasts that rocked Jolo, Sulu.

The Committee on Ways and Means has approved House Bill (HB) No.826, or the proposed OFW Remittance Protection Act.

For Ang Probinsyano Party-List Rep. Alfred delos Santos, establishing a state-run mental health hotline is the call of the times.

Quezon City Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo has withdrawn her so-called "Designated Successor" bill which seeks to give the Philippine President the power to choose a temporary successor who is outside the constitutional line of succession.

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano is aiming to have the P4.5-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) approved by end of September, a target that -- if met -- would equal the pace of last year's extraordinarily swift budget deliberations.

The House of Representatives has recorded its 60th confirmed case of COVID-19.

Rizal Rep. Fidel Nograles backs the initiative by the Department of Education (DepEd) to hold mental sessions for agency officials to deal with the stress and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speaker-in-waiting Rep. Lord Allan Velasco has hailed the House committee approval of his pet bill declaring every Feb. 21 as "Araw ng Marinduque" (Marinduque Day).

Baptist bishop-turned-congressman, Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. felt compelled to explain himself Friday after choosing not to become a co-author of a pro-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) bill that was approved by the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality.

House leaders said Friday that speed would still be a top consideration in budget deliberations this year, which would cover the proposed national budget for 2021 amounting to P4.5 trillion.

Transgender solon Bataan Rep. Geraldine Roman on Friday lectured the leader of a religious denomination Friday "not to use the Bible as a science book."

A joint House panel approved on Thursday a substitute bill that would penalize an adult of statutory rape if he or she performs sexual intercourse with a minor aged 16 years old and below even if the child gave consent to the act.

Aklan Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr. suggested Thursday that the country pre-order COVID vaccines from major pharmaceutical companies to avoid delays in purchase.

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) Secretary General and former House Speaker Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez said calls for a revolutionary government during the COVID-19 pandemic are "downright irresponsible."

A ranking solon from the House of Representatives has moved to increase the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) for local government units (LGU) – an invaluable resource during this time of COVID-19.

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Manila 1st district Rep. Manuel “Manny” Luis Lopez amplified on Wednesday calls for the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to come up with a single application or system in the COVID-19 contact tracing efforts.