ILOILO CITY – The municipal council of Pavia, Iloilo province on Monday, Dec. 12, called for a House inquiry on the P680-million Ungka II flyover here, one of the last pet projects of former Sen. Franklin Drilon before he formally retired from politics this year. THE Ungka II flyover straddles...
The final report on the sugar warehouse raid led by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) can be expected in two weeks since the owners of the warehouses were given 15 days to present the proper documents to clear out allegations they were illegally importing and hoarding sugar. (Photo courtesy of BOC)...
The sugar import mess has taken a turn for the worse for resigned officers of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) as lawmakers on Monday, Aug. 22, mulled the possibility of demanding for stiff penalties for those responsible for the foiled attempt to...
Makabayan bloc lawmakers want to learn the circumstances behind the reported expiration last July of 4.2 million doses of the private sector’s Covid-19 vaccines worth P5.1 billion. Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE) Read:...
Bayan Muna Party-list has filed a resolution urging the House Committee on Human Rights to investigate the shooting incident that interrupted Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential candidate Leodegario "Ka Leody" De Guzman’s sortie last April 19. The PLM sortie in Bukidnon right before the...
Bayan Muna Party-list, on Thursday, March 3, filed House Resolution (HR) No. 2504 initiating a House investigation into the Social Security System’s (SSS) re-implementation of the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners (ACOP) Program. The SSS main office (FILE PHOTO) “The reimplementation of the...
The Makabayan bloc, particularly Bayan Muna Party-list, wants to conduct a House probe on the "outrageous and highly condemnable" arrest of suspected Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NPA) member, Dr. Maria Natividad Castro. (Photo from Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos...
The Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation officer who reportedly went “missing” after admitting to tampering the certification dates of the face shields the company delivered to the government supposedly on the orders of her superiors may be detained by the House of Representatives. Surigao del...
Malacañang said the OCTA Research group should understand that it cannot stop lawmakers from conducting any investigations, including one aimed at the links and qualifications of its members. OCTA Research logo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after five members of the House...
