House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill that aims to do away with the old, complicated process of acquiring public agricultural lands. Gaining 193 "yes" votes, zero...
Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman Citing the "huge economic losses" being suffered by his province, Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman is seeking a House inquiry on what he described as the "frequent and incessant” power outages or brownouts there. Filed by Hataman was House...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) The substitute bill to the proposed "Philippine Mining Fiscal Regime Act" has been approved by the Congressman Joey Salceda-chaired House Committee on Ways and Means. "With the committee approval of the fiscal regime for mining, the House...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Public Accounts is seeking the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) of embattled Mexico, Pampanga Mayor Teddy Tumang in connection with its inquiry into allegedly anomalous transactions entered...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) The House of Representatives ought to revisit the existing operations manual of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo made this call Thursday, Aug. 2. after he brought up in a House Committee on Public Order and Safety...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Two down, only seven more to go. With the passage of House Bill (HB) No. 8443, which seeks to establish the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS); and HB No. 8456, or the Philippine Downstream Natural Gas Industry...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Cash assistance or "ayuda" programs of the national government will continue to get funded under the 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP) or proposed national budget. This, despite President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s lifting of the country’s state of public emergency...
From left to right: House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Committee on Appropriations Chairman Zaldy Co. (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives officially received the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading the measure allowing a shift of the country’s power generation from the use of coal to natural gas. Garnering 215 affirmative votes during plenary session...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) To show that it is serious in ensuring the sustainability of the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system, the House of Representatives formed in plenary on Wednesday night, Aug.2 an ad hoc committee that would handle the matter. Senior Deputy...
Quezon City 1st district Rep. Arjo Atayde (left) and his wife Maine Mendoza (Facebook) Quezon City 1st district Rep. Arjo Atayde's three-week, personally-funded trip to Europe was green-lit by the House of Representatives as early as last month. The actor-turned-congressman was issued a travel...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The measure seeking to declare every national election as a nationwide regular non-working holiday is now one step closer to becoming a law. This, after the House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No.8187 during plenary session...
