The move to overwhelm the Senate’s 24 votes with the House of Representatives’ over 300 votes is nothing short of an affront to the principles of bicameralism, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. That is why, Estrada said insisting on a People’s Initiative (PI) as the mode to amend...
Speculations that the House of Representatives (HOR) is behind the initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiative (PI) has sparked disinterest among senators to pursue the joint resolution that seeks to review economic provisions in the existing Charter. This was...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Whether in the majority or minority, if you’re a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, your performance in plenary sessions and committee hearings will dictate your screen time on...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's Facebook) Following Congress' five-week recess, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has called on the Senate to take action on several House-approved bills that would greatly benefit...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is eager to pass the remaining four Marcos priority measures out of the 57 listed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) as...
Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes (Facebook) House Committee on Senior Citizens Chairperson Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes said he almost called for a boycott against Starbucks after it released a controversial advisory that...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) House Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. has called on the Senate to listen to the demands of the business sector in pursuing amendments to the 1987...
House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Elizaldy Co on Tuesday, January 9 rejected claims that an additional P12-billion budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) would be used to finance Charter change. Co is referring to Albay Congressman Edcel Lagman’s claim that P12-billion...
Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar’s office) Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar is pushing for the creation of a nationwide program that would provide barangays all over the country with free access to digital learning resources. House...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said on Saturday, Dec. 16, that a survey would be able to gauge whether or not the Filipino people would be inclined to amend the existing Charter or not. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Zubiri suggested that a survey be done by the most reliable pollster to...
Mayor Lani Cayetano welcomed the plan of the House of Representatives to transfer to Fort Bonifacio, Taguig but stressed the need for careful planning and addressing issues such as traffic. Cayetano attended the House Ad Hoc Committee meeting, headed by Rep. Luis Villafuerte. Speaker...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that the poll body is "always prepared" should a People's Initiative (PI) be pursued as a means to amend the existing Charter. In a text message to the Manila Bulletin, Garcia said that Comelec is always prepared even if the PI...
