House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) It will be a working recess in the House of Representatives for the next five weeks. This, after the House under Speaker Martin Romualdez approved during plenary session Wednesday, Sept. 27 a...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Not only was the mission accomplished; it was accomplished way ahead of schedule. House Speaker Martin Romualdez proudly announced on Wednesday night, Sept. 27 the 100 percent completion of...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed Anti Agri-Fishery Commodities and Tobacco Economic Sabotage Act--a priority measure of the agriculture-conscious Marcos administration--has been unanimously approved on third...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The late former Marikina City mayor and congressman, Bayani “BF” Fernando, has been honored by the House of Representatives through the adoption of a resolution. Adopted via simple voice vote (ayes vs. nayes) before dawn Tuesday, Sept...
(Unsplash) A measure seeking to institutionalize a mechanism that would refund customers in case of outages and disruptions with their Internet or telecommunications services has gained final approval in the House of Representatives. Gaining 278 affirmative...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on second reading during a marathon plenary session the measure seeking to amend--and give more teeth to--the existing Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act, or...
(Unsplash) Here's some good news for undergraduate-professionals, or individuals who are part of the workforce but were unable to attain a college degree. With a vote of 251-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives approved on third and final...
DND Secretary Gibo Teodoro (left), House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Facebook. PPAB) House Speaker Martin Romualdez had earlier vowed that congressmen will pass the proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) or national budget for...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will have extended work weeks for the rest of the month in a bid to stay on track with its target passage date of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Speaker Martin Romualdez-led House of Representatives has adopted a resolution expressing its deepest sympathy, solidarity, and support to the people and government of Morocco, which was recently...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is more interested in working than in talking. Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. made this point as he...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed Philippine Islamic Burial Act--which spells out rules on the proper handling of cadavers of Filipino Muslims--has been unanimously approved on third and final reading by the House of...