The ongoing Senate investigation on the recent People’s Initiative (PI) movement for Charter change (Cha-cha) "contravene[s] inter-parliamentary courtesy" in Congress. This was the stand of Bicol-based congressmen led by Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, who insisted...
BACOLOD CITY – A 22-year-old pregnant New People’s Army (NPA) amazon surrendered to the 11th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Barangay Mantiquil, Siaton, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, January 31. A 22-year-old pregnant New People’s Army (NPA) amazon turned herself in to the 11th Infantry...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (left), Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) High-ranking congressmen chided certain senators for seemingly prioritizing the conduct of a...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, February 2 insisted that discussions about People’s Initiative (PI) as a means to amend the 1987 Constitution is premature and inappropriate, especially if so many anomalies are linked to it. “Huwag nating pilitin ang isang pekeng PI para sa...
Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB, Speaker’s office) Despite being removed from her plum posts last year, Pampanga 2nd district Representative and former president Gloria...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) expressed concern about the so-called "People's Initiative" to amend the 1987 Constitution, describing it as "deceptive" and in "bad taste." (Photo credit to Roy Lagarde/CBCP) In a press conference on Friday, Feb. 2, CBCP warned that this...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated that the agency’s programs and services will not be used for political purposes, dismissing speculations about the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program being used to support the people’s initiative (PI)....
House Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe has asked former president Rodrigo...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) The chairman of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments lectured the group of former president Rodrigo Duterte on their own allegation that the purpose of the People’s...
Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday, February 1 urged her brother President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to abandon the push for a People’s Initiative (PI) that he and his allies in the House of Representatives had started. Marcos said she cannot understand why the President has...
Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday, February 1 emphasized the need to first establish a legal framework through legislation before pushing forward with a People’s Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987 Constitution. “Why don’t we first make a law? Let’s hammer together, craft, debate until we...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives is set to send a "strong" message following the allegations of some senators that Speaker Martin Romualdez was directly involved in the recent People’s...
