President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of an advisory board with government agencies and international shipowners to address the concerns on the deployment of Filipino seafarers. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with international shipowners and other...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has met with international maritime council and shipping companies in Belgium and thanked them for supporting the Philippines' seafaring industry. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos had a meeting with International Maritime...
Mindful of his father's legacy, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is pursuing the passage of a bill that would provide overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) discounted rates on remittance fees. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (left) and former president Rodrigo Duterte (Rep....
Independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman took to Twitter Tuesday, Dec. 13 to discuss a ccuriosity about him on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman Lagman is often referred to as the "father" of the RH...
A neophyte congressman has underscored the importance of the Revised National Apprenticeship Program Bill, which was one of the 13 priority measures approved by the House of Representatives on Monday, Dec. 12. Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas (Facebook) The measure is contained in House Bill...
In one of the busiest one-day sessions in recent memory, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading Monday, Dec. 12, a total of 13 bills identified as priority measures by the Marcos administration. (MANILA BULLETIN) The 13 measures were earlier included in the Common...
A member of the House minority bloc has admitted to being swayed by the changes he has seen on the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill, which majority solons have been aggressively pushing for. Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza (Facebook) Senior Deputy Minority Leader and...
Heroes of pandemic. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets the Filipino community in Belgium on Dec. 13, 2022. (PH time) He was with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno. (Malacañang...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee wants the House of Representatives to probe the impending abrupt and unreasonable increase of "catastrophe insurance" premium rates, which he claimed will greatly affect the prices of basic commodities. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA...
The push to legalize and regulate motorcycle taxis has formally begun in the House of Representatives. Antipolo 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop (Facebook) This, after the House Committee on Transportation chaired by Antipolo 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop tackled in a hearing on Monday, Dec. 12 several...
The proposed Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act--one of the priority legislative measures President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. mentioned in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA)--has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. (Ellson...
There is chorus of support from the House of Representatives for the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), and the voices are coming from different ends of the political spectrum. Clockwise: PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles, Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales, Quezon 1st district Rep. Mark...
