Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants to institute a nationwide learning recovery program for students who may have been left behind in terms of education during the Covid-19 pandemic. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Gatchalian, who chaired the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts, and Culture in the...
The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez continues to carry out vaccinations as part of its vigilance against Covid-19 infections. (PPAB) On Thursday, Aug. 11, the House held a second round of booster vaccination against Covid-19 through the institution's...
In an effort to promote racial, ethnic, and religious equality, Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman has filed a House bill (HB) that seeks to impose legal penalties on discrimination. Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Screencap from House of Representatives Livestream) The Mindanaoan...
What are the chances of a congressman bumping into a colleague who's wearing a similarly-patterned coat? Screenshot of Sandro Marcos's Instagram story. Enhanced with filter. This happy coincidence occurred to Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos and Cavite 8th district Rep. Aniela Tolentino...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday, Aug. 9, vowed to strengthen the economic environment in the Philippines to make the country a viable and attractive investment destination for Japan. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko...
Amid the alleged proliferation of paid trolls who spread disinformation and misinformation, two lawmakers have moved to criminalize peddlers and creators of fake news. Malabon City lone district Rep. Jaye Lacson-Noel and An Waray Party-list Rep. Florencio Noel filed House Bill (HB) 2971, otherwise...
A congresswoman is all for the nationwide imposition of a curfew for minors to prevent lawless elements from using them in committing crimes. (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) In House Bill 1016, or the proposed “National Curfew Act,” Deputy Minority Leader Bernadette Herrera of the Bagong...
The House of Representatives is set to deliberate on 2,877 measures filed by various lawmakers during the plenary sessions held from July 25 to 27 and Aug. 1 to 3, the office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez reported on Sunday, Aug. 7. House of Representatives (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN)...
Makabayan bloc lawmakers want to learn the circumstances behind the reported expiration last July of 4.2 million doses of the private sector’s Covid-19 vaccines worth P5.1 billion. Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE) Read:...
Add Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel to the growing list of 19th Congress solons who are getting impressed by Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos's work on the House plenary so far. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (left) and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep....
A House leader wants to institutionalize in the 19th Congress a 50 percent reduction on the fee imposed on overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) money remittances. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) This benefit is the main feature of House Bill (HB) No. 185,...
A deputy minority leader in the House of Representatives has launched a serious push toward a legislated, nationwide ban on single-use plastics. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Rep. Bernadette Herrera filed in the 19th Congress House Bill (HB) No.1038, which calls for an...
