A House of Representatives panel has approved the substitute bill for the value-added tax (VAT) refund for outbound tourists, a proposal already approved in principle by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The currently unnumbered measured was passed on...
The government is pushing for agro-industrial initiatives as a way to ensure food and human security in the country. FARMERS in Western Visayas are set to receive in-bred rice seeds for wet season planting. (DA-6) The Climate Change Commission (CCC) has met with local officials of Camarines Sur to...
Who says Rowena Guanzon doesn't have a supporter among the members of the House of Representatives? P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (left) and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel During plenary session Monday afternoon, Feb. 20, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel delivered a privilege...
The Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve in Surigao del Norte is "headed for bigger things' as it vies for a global recognition, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) said. Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve (Photo courtesy of CCC) The mangrove reserve site was officially nominated for inclusion to the Ramsar...
Allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue its investigation against former president Rodrigo Duterte will boost the Philippines' chances of landing foreign investments. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left) and former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, Malacañang)...
A week after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. declared Charter change (Cha-cha) as not being a priority, a panel in the House of Representatives decided Monday, Feb. 20 that it would go the Constitutional convention (con-con) route should the measures to amend the 1987 Charter prosper....
A hybrid Constitutional convention (con-con) composed of both elected and appointed delegates is the best method in revising the 1987 Constitution. (MANILA BULLETIN) Former Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Reynato Puno made this pitch Monday, Feb. 20 during the seventh public...
Former Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Reynato Puno favors the revision of the entire 1987 Constitution. Former Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Reynato Puno (RTVM) Puno had this to say before the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, which held on Monday, Feb. 20 its seventh public...
Marcos administration critic and P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon has vowed to watch musical-turned-movie "Ako si Ninoy". P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (Facebook) Guanzon made this declaration over Twitter on Sunday night, Feb, 19 even as she gave a shoutout to fellow lawyer Vince...
For Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, the best move to make for the Philippines amid the "bullying and harassment" that it has been experiencing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is to foster closer ties and joint action with its ally-nations. Flags of the United States (left) and...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has led his congressmen-colleagues in expressing their full support for the immediate ratification by the Senate of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) deal. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) "By immediately ratifying the RCEP agreement, the...
Philippine rap legend Andrew E--who made waves during last year's elections as then-vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte's campaign front man--headlined Tingog Party-list's recent thanksgiving concert in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez (left) and Andrew...
