The Senate Impeachment Court has granted the House prosecution panel’s request to summon Zuleika Lopez, Chief of Staff of the Office of the Vice President, to appear at next week’s scheduled trial. Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero ordered the issuance of a...
Senator-judge Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, July 8, managed to question the defense panel if indeed Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged threats against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., his wife First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was prompted...
The House of Representatives ' own think tank reckoned that the Philippines ' economic growth can be maintained and even bolstered if the bicameral legislature manages to pass pending priority measures of the Marcos administration. These measures have been grouped together as Legislative...
Not all pro-workers groups in the House of Representatives saw the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announcement of a P85 daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers in Metro Manila as a negative. Trabaho Party-list, represented by Cong. Johanne Bautista in the 20th Congress,...
"We should not stifle innovation, but we regulate the risk." With this simple line, Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Javier Miguel "Javi" Benitez became the best salesman for the proposed Artificial Intelligence Development and Regulation Act--one of the most consequential measures being...
House members sounded highly skeptical of the World Bank 's (WB) declaration that the Philippines has attained upper-middle-income status, as they noted most Filipino families continued to struggle financially. Caloocan City 2nd district Rep. Edgar "Egay" Erice says that the...
Pinoy Workers Party-list Rep. Karl Fernandez Legazpi is prodding the House of Representatives to conduct a probe in aid of legislation on the apparent decline of the country 's ube (purple yam) industry. In filing House Resolution (HR) No. 1166, Legazpi expressed concern over the weakening...
The sense of the House of Representatives is clear--the tragic Tacloban City school shooting must be probed, and the government 's pre- and post-interventions dissected. This, after several House members filed on Thursday, June 25 resolutions seeking a House inquiry on the disturbing incident,...
There is a pressing need for the House of Representatives to look into how the country’s school safety, child protection, and student mental health laws are being implemented. FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Brian Poe filed for this purpose on Wednesday, June 24 House Resolution (HR) No....
Seen as a vital partner measure of the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Law, a bill seeking to overhaul the electoral party-list system has been filed by House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III. House Bill (HB) No. 9906, or the proposed New Party-List System Act, intends to implement sweeping...
The call to probe the tragic drowning of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) student-athletes Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili is gaining traction at the House of Representatives. Jointly filing House Resolution (HR) No.1129 for the purpose of an investigation in aid of legislation were "Young...
Senator Erwin Tulfo remained firm that no politician should be distributing financial assistance (ayuda) because that is the people 's money. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development, on Wednesday, June 17, condemned the move by some congressmen...
