A senior House of Representatives official has filed bills that will prohibit substitution of candidacy after the deadline for filing and make mandatory the resignation of an incumbent elective official who is running for another position. 2C6CC7A3-D67C-43CD-B308-23B74134B2BA Deputy Speaker and...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Wednesday, Oct. 13 dared the Commission on Elections to declare all place holder candidates as nuisance candidates. Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate Zarate aired the challenge a few days after Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa...
Broadcast journalist and ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Rowena Niña Taduran has joined opposition and administration lawmakers in congratulating journalist Maria Ressa for becoming the first Filipino to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Rep. Niña Taduran2 Taduran formalized her congratulatory message to Ressa by...
Aksyon Demokratiko stalwart and Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice on Wednesday, Oct. 13 said the decision of former vice president and veteran journalist Noli De Castro to withdraw as senatorial candidate only indicates that national candidacies remain uncertain until Nov. 15. Rep. Edgar Erice “We...
An infrastructure-oriented think tank has called on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to intervene in the delays in implementing Republic Act No. 11202 or the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Act. Infrawatch PH, a public policy think tank focusing on major public infrastructure and...
A P1-million death benefit is assured the family of a health care who dies in the line of duty under a bill filed in the House of Representatives. F2E64158-6E60-4B64-ADAA-CDD58556CFBF Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas filed House Bill 10331 or the Allowances and Benefits for Health Care Workers Act as...
The procurement of Molnupiravir, an anti-viral pill that its developer Merck & Co.boasts as a potential game changer in the fight against COVID-19, will have to be considered in amending the proposed 2022 national budget. Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda Albay Rep. Joey Sarte-Salceda aired this...
As oil prices continue to rise, the political opposition called on government to buy back Petron as part of the effort to control the runaway prices. Gasoline pump picture House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and Makabayan senatorial bet and Bayan Muna chairman...
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Friday, Oct. 8 joined the Makabayan bloc in expressing elation over the awarding of a Nobel Peace prize to journalist Maria Ressa, making her the first Filipina to win the most prestigious international recognition in the world. So far, only Lagman and Deputy Minority...
Kusug Tausug Partylist has filed its certificate of candidacy, naming incumbent Rep. Shernee Tan-Tambut its first nominee for a third term as member of the House of Representatives. Kusug-Tausug Rep. Shernee Tan-Tambut shows the certificate of candidacy of the partylist organization filed on...
The chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts lauded on Thursday, Oct. 7 the decision of the Commission on Audit to suspend action on complaints against 2022 election candidates that may require the creation of fraud or special audit teams. 905CB334-6AE9-4BDC-A191-62BD3755A77A Probinsyano...
DIWA Partylist Rep. Michael Aglipay, chairman of the House Committee on Good Government, disclosed Wednesday, Oct. 6, that the chamber decided to step into the controversy surrounding the alleged overpricing of over billions of pesos in COVID-19 supplies when the name of President Rodrigo Duterte...
