Some senators have expressed their committment to continuously pursue creating a special budget for the treatment of indigent cancer patients. The late Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). (MB file photo) Senate...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) It took nearly half a day for the House Committee on Appropriations to terminate or complete its deliberation on the proposed 2024 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA), an agency...
DMW Secretary "Toots" Ople (Speaker's office) A champion, a strong pillar in protecting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), a dear friend. Messages of sadness and sweet tribute poured out from the hearts of Houseoof Representatives members Tuesday afternoon,...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) House Speaker Martin Romualdez had earlier vowed that congressmen will pass the proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) or national budget for 2024 in just five weeks. Four of these weeks will be used...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. expressed concern on the substitute bill on pension system for military and uniformed personnel (MUP) that was approved by the House of Representatives (HOR). Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto...
ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The ongoing House inquiry into the P149-million questionable transactions of the municipal government of Mexico, Pampanga is about transparency and accountability,...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) Filipino church choral group Kammercor Manila was feted by congressmen on Wednesday night, Aug. 17, for recently bagging the coveted 2023 Choir of the World title at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Adopted...
ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Three project contractors of the municipal government of Mexico, Pampanga have been subpoenaed to appear before an inquiry of the House Committee on Public...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Basketball, billiards, e-sports, football, skateboarding, surfing, wushu. These are some of the sports that Filipino athletes will compete in if and when the proposed biennial Philippine National Games (PNG)--envisioned as the country’s...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) gets accompanied by Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (left) during his surpise market inspections. (Facebook) Amid the apparent surge in local retail prices of rice, the House...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading the New Philippine Building Act, which seeks to replace the 46-year-old Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1096 or National Building Code. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8500, the...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) With a nominal vote result of 206-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill that, when enacted, would regulate the activities of cooperative banks (CBs). Embodied in...
