SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta scolded National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Chairman Gamaliel Cordoba Wednesday, Aug. 24 for supposedly being remiss in investigating the shuttered ABS-CBN after the House of Representatives denied the network's application for franchise renewal back...
Small supermarkets struggling to keep up with the lower prices of sugar offered in big supermarkets will have to wait before getting help from the government amid the sugar problem in the country. Supermarket shoppers (Manila Bulletin article) Malacañang said on Wednesday, Aug. 24, they will...
The House of Representatives Committee on Justice has approved a consolidated bill, which bats for the modernization of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Seal of the Bureau of Immigration The Committee on Justice convened on Wednesday, Aug. 24 to deliberate on six bills that sought to modernize the...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Edcel Lagman has "corrected" the claim that the recent deal between the shuttered ABS-CBN and TV5 violated the latter network's franchise. TV5 logo "There is no franchise issue," Lagman, an independent minority solon, said in a letter to House Speaker Martin Romualdez on...
Lawmakers have agreed to review the implementation of the K+12 program, considering, among other reasons, the disconnect between employers and new graduates when the latter start looking for jobs. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said he will meet...
Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Chairman John Agbayani admitted to House members Wednesday morning, Aug. 24 that the agency won't be filing any new cases against the Marcos family on the issue of ill-gotten wealth. PCGG Chairman John Agbayani (Screenshot from Facebook live)...
The House Committee on Trade and Industry has approved a consolidated version of the "Internet Transactions Bill". Batangas 5th district Rep. Mario Mariño presided over the panel hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 24, with the agenda of deliberating over 12 House bills (HBs) all pertaining to Internet...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez refuses to give up on his twin pro-environment measures, which have always hit a snag once they are elevated to the Senate. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) “We will not tire of filing and refiling these bills because...
The Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), and the country’s local government units (LGUs) must work together to intensify the Covid-19 vaccination program in schools. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte made this...
1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero has filed a bill that would set aside modernization funds worth P3 billion for the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs logo Romero authored and filed House Bill (HB) No. 3587 in order to make Phivolcs at par with the best...
The legislative agenda of lady lawmakers in the House of Representatives won't get left behind in the 19th Congress, House Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed. Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) “Rest assured that the leadership of the 19th Congress will support your endeavors to advance the...
