House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, Aug. 22, was all praises for the strong partnership between the Philippines and the United States (US) in the fight against tuberculosis. House Speaker Martin Romualdez speaks during the launch of the National Lung Month celebration at the House of...
The Office of the President (OP) under President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is seeking confidential and intelligence funds worth P4.5 billion for next year. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. This was learned by House of Representatives reporters Monday, Aug. 22, the same day that the...
The biggest problem when it comes to the national budget is spending it properly. Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto (Facebook) This was the gist of House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto's statement Monday, Aug. 22, which he gave on the same day that the lower chamber received the...
Senator Grace Poe has refiled her bill seeking to create the Philippine Transportation Safety Board (PTSB). The measure, Senate Bill (SB) 1121, or the proposed Philippine Transportation Safety Board Act, aims to establish an agency in charge of investigating transportation-related accidents and...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo today, Aug. 22, scored the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for its failure to act on numerous reports of scams reported to him by victims of so-called multi-level marketing (MLM) and networking companies on consumers by promising them exhorbitant...
1-Rider Party-list Rep. Bonifacio Bosita has filed a measure that seeks to compensate with cash motorists who have been wrongfully apprehended by traffic enforcers. 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Bonifacio Bosita (RSAP Facebook) The spirit of the measure, House Bill (HB) No.3366, is consistent with the...
Senator JV Ejercito said Monday, Aug. 22 that he will not allow the passage into law of measures that would legalize lane splitting of motorcycles as well as mandate riders to join accredited clubs prior to registration. Ejercito, a motorcycle enthusiast, opposed a move that would let motorcycle...
Following the turnover of the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP) to the House of Representatives, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman explained the huge increase made to the proposed 2023 agriculture sector budget. DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Photo from...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III wants to pursue amendments to the Philippine Lemon Law or Republic Act (RA) 10642, because the current procedure is ‘’too cumbersome". Pimentel announced his intention to file a bill to strengthen the Lemon Law during the organizational meeting and...
A hospital facility for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and a sovereign fund to help them manage their finances better might be in the works if all goes well in the scheduled meeting between Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople....
The proposed budget for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for 2023 has been increased by P7.9 billion to P115.6 billion. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) This was learned Monday, Aug. 22 following the Department of Budget and Management's (DBM) submission of the 2023 National Expenditure...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. welcomed the resumption of face-to-face classes on Monday, Aug. 22, with a reminder for teachers and students to keep on observing health protocols against Covid 19. SANITIZE! —Students at Andres Bonifacio Elementary School in Manila queue to...
