The spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, October 3, said it’s important that both upper and lower chambers ensure their integrity and the protection of the Constitution as they continue investigating the anomalous contracts entered into by the government with Pharmally, a small...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco hailed the lower chamber's passage on third and final reading of the P5.024-trillion proposed 2022 national budget on Thursday, September 30. House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco The House of Representatives made good on its self-imposed deadline for approving the 2022...
Heeding President Duterte's signal for its immediate passage, the House of Representatives on Thursday, September 30, passed on third and final reading the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2022. House of Representatives (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The approval was made possible...
Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc have slammed anew the "huge'" confidential and intelligence funds of the Office of the President (OP) for 2022. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) During the House of Representative's plenary deliberation on the proposed 2022 budget on Thursday,...
Bayan Muna Party List Representative Carlos Zarate called for an increase in the social pension for elderly people on Thursday, September 30. Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate During the House of Representatives' deliberation on the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) proposed 2022...
The executive department has failed to set aside specific funds for mental health interventions in schools under the P5.024-trillion proposed 2022 national budget. Students share a tablet to attend their online class amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Manny Llanes/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) This was...
Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman believes that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can further extend the period of voter registration beyond three weeks. A first-time voter registers at the Commission on Election (Comelec) office in Pasay City. (PNA) Lagman, in a statement on...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda decried on Thursday, September 30, the low budget given to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) especially with the country still recovering from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Antique representatiive and House...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Thursday, September 30, cited the potential of a soon-to-be constructed inter-provincial road connecting Rizal and Bulacan in playing a key role in both provinces’ post-pandemic recovery. Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles “We are literally paving...
Lawmakers from the House of Representatives have called for an investigation, in aid of legislation, on the proliferation of smuggled carrots and other vegetables in local markets. (Pixabay) The Makabayan bloc compose of representatives of the Bayan Muna, Gabriela, ACT Teachers and Kabataan Party...
Projects in the railway sector will get the largest share of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) P151.34 billion budget that has been approved in the plenary deliberations of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 29. The interior of the newly built Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2...
Progressive labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno has urged lawmakers and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to prioritize the rights and welfare of workers in the agency’s budget amid the ongoing pandemic. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) KMU with other groups from the migrants and youth...
