(Unsplash) In a unanimous vote, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the proposed Philippine Maritime Zones Act embodied in House Bill (HB) No.7819. Deputy Speaker and Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco, who presided over plenary session Monday, May...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Coalitions among political factions are common in the Philippines, and the House of Representatives always has the largest collection of such groups under one roof. The biggest political party in the House right now is the Lakas-Christian...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Speaker’s office, Rep. Arroyo's office) Could this be the bookend of the leadership drama in the House of Representatives? If so, then the speakership of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez appears to be on firm...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading late Monday afternoon, May 29 the proposed Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act in unanimous fashion. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8203, it was also the second of...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The lower chamber has unanimously approved on third and final reading the measure defining the new crime of tax racketeering and imposing heavy penalties on offenders. Passed during plenary session Monday afternoon, May 29 was House Bill (HB) No. 8144, which aims to amend Section...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), salt (Speaker's office, Unsplash) The approval of the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act will help address "a sin"--that is, the Philippine's dependence on imported salt despite it being surrounded by salt water. With a vote of 287-0-0...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives gave its final approval on Monday afternoon, May 29 to the measure promoting the development of the Philippine bamboo industry, as embodied in House Bill (HB) No.7941. This, after 282 congressmen voted in favor of HB No.7941 during nominal voting in Monday's...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – It’s business as usual in the House of Representatives. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Jill Bongalon on Friday, May 26, said their work has not been affected by the “demotion” of Pampanga Rep. Gloria M. Arroyo from Senior Deputy Speaker to Deputy...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With a unanimous vote of 268-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the measure that will institutionalize the “One Town, One Product” (OTOP) program. Embodied in House Bill (HB)...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With just three days of plenary sessions left before the sine die adjournment of the first regular session, the House of Representatives bared on Thursday, May 25 that it has already given final approval to 31 out of the 42 priority bills...
(Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) At least 42 House members are calling on the lower chamber to hold an inquiry on the disastrous fire that destroyed the historic Manila Central Post Office building in Manila. The solons affixed their signatures to House Resolution (HR) No.1019, principally authored...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A consolidated resolution commending and congratulating the Filipino athletes who placed fifth overall in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia was adopted by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 24. Adopted by the lower...
