Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos achieved another milestone in his young political career on Friday, Nov. 25. House (left column) and Senate contingents to the budget bicam meeting (Speaker's office) This, after neophyte solon Marcos took part in the first day of the Bicameral...
The House of Representatives leadership revealed on Monday, Nov.,21 the 14 solons that will comprise the chamber's contingent to the Bicameral Conference Committee alongside the Senate on the disagreeing provisions of the 2023 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III expressed hopes that members of Congress would feel the public pressure to delete the P500-million confidential fund for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and P150-million confidential fund of office of the secretary of the Department of Education...
The destruction caused by severe tropical storm (STS) "Paeng" still heavy on his mind, House Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed during the Philippine Congress-Bangsamoro Parliament Forum to find additional funds that the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) could use for repairs....
The House of Representatives is backing President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s move of setting aside P206.5 billion worth of cash aid and assistance for vulnerable sectors under the proposed 2023 national budget. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...
Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has vowed to fight for the earmarking of funds for the construction of a local viaduct in the proposed 2023 national budget. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (PPAB) In a press briefing in his district office...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has given the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) five months to present tangible results against the problem that is illegal gambling. Sen. Raffy Tulfo (Photo from Facebook page) During the Senate Committee on Finance budget hearing of GAB, Tulfo didn’t pull his punches when it...
With the 2023 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget expected to have smooth sailing for the rest of its way to Malacañang, the House of Representatives and Senate may now focus on other vital pieces of legislation. Speaker Martin Romualdez, along with fellow legislators and...
House Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos will finally be able to put an end to the "politically-tainted" construction of covered courts in his home district if and when the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 gets enacted. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo has highlighted the need for more free public Internet or Wi-Fi hotspots, saying that such facilities help address the needs of the common Filipino. (Vojtech Bruzek/ Unsplash) “We desperately need more physical locations where Filipinos who cannot afford...
After five weeks worth of marathon hearings, number-crunching, and impromptu problem-solving, the House of Representatives finally capped the #budgetprocess in the chamber by approving the P5.268-trillion proposed national budget for 2023 on third and final reading last Sept. 28. The House plenary...
Although Camarines Sur 3rd District Rep. Gabriel Bordado Jr. has expressed support for the P5.268-trillion 2023 national budget, he underscored the need to ensure this will benefit the underprivileged and marginalized as he asked for an increased budget for several government programs. Camarines...
