House Speaker Martin Romualdez has identified the eight measures out of the 19 enumerated by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. that can be swiftly approved via a special rule in the lower chamber. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left) looks at President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...
Deputy Speaker and Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab appears undaunted even as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. laid out a legislative agenda composed of nearly 20 bills. (PPAB) Ungab, in a chance interview with House of Representatives reporters Tuesday afternoon, July 26, said...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expressed support to the proposed legislations of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. which would affect the security sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has revealed that 10 out of the 18 bills mentioned by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa Complex on Monday, July 25, have already been approved on third and final reading by the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. presented to Congress 19 of his administration's priority bills in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25, 2022. (RTVM...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. In our gospel reading today, Mary sits idly listening to Jesus while her sister Martha is doing all the work. Martha complains: "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me" (Luke 10:40). The answer...
The Senate seeks discussion on the direction and request of the Executive branch in terms of legislation, including proposals to rightsize government as the 19th Congress opens July 25. ‘’I shall seek clarification first with the DBM (Department of Budget and Management) and the DOF (Department...
With 13 days to go before the opening of the 19th Congress on July 25, Senator Cynthia A. Villar filed her priority bills designed to further accelerate the country's agricultural growth, to preserve and conserve the environment, and to help Filipino entrepreneurs. Villar will retain the...
Ensuring the sustainability of vital government programs, raising the level of the country’s education to make it globally competitive, and future-proofing the Philippines for domestic and external shocks make up the first 10 bills that Sen. Pia Cayetano has filed in the Senate for the 19th...
Senator Joel Villanueva today July 4 filed the first 20 of his priority bills for the 19th Congress to continue his advocacy and fulfill his campaign promises of job creation and security. “For our second term, our job in the Senate is still jobs. We are pushing for job opportunities and job...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should prioritize rehabilitating the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in his first one hundred days in office, an infrastructure-oriented think tank urged. "One of the original sins of the previous administration has been the cancelation of the NAIA...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma On the same day that this newspaper headlined last week the naming of the next Transportation Secretary, a front-page photo also showed long lines of parked taxis that had stopped operating because of the unabated series of fuel price increases. Transportation...
