sugal Its final, the House of Representatives will adopt the Senate version of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) tax bill as congressmen underscored the need to immediately raise P13.4 billion from POGO operators to further boost government’s financial capability in fighting the...
Senior members of the House of Representatives lauded as victory for justice and rule of law the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that upheld the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the cases of crimes against humanity allegedly committed under the administration of President Rodrigo...
The House Committee on Labor has taken a two-pronged approach in pursuing the enactment of measures that would put an end to the much-criticized “endo” or “end of contract” practice of employers. Labor endo Covid 19 Probinsyano Ako Partylist Rep. Jose “Bonito” C. Singson Jr. lauded the...
Congressmen and health experts moved on Wednesday, July 21 to ask the Supreme Court to step into the Ivermectin controversy as they stressed that the medicine could help address the grave threat brought by the Delta variant to public health. Ivermectin2 However, bad weather prevented the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) scored the Makabayan bloc in Congress on Tuesday, July 20, for allegedly spreading lies about the Barangay Development Program (BDP). Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (DILG photo) Bayan Muna Rep Eufemia Cullamat earlier branded DILG Secretary...
The House Committee on Disaster Resiliency has strongly endorsed the passage of the bill providing for mandatory nationwide simultaneous earthquake and emergency preparedness drill. Earthquake drill online Chaired by Leyte 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, House Bill 9806 has been submitted to...
President Rodrigo Duterte will be clothed with immunity from legal prosecution if he wins the 2022 vice presidential race but this protection applies only in local setting and not in international courts of justice. President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte’s announcement that he would seek the vice...
The House Committee on Energy on Friday, July 16 approved a bill that seeks to fully develop the Philippine downstream natural gas industry and consolidate all laws relating to the transmission, distribution and the supply of natural gas. Natural gas Malampaya Authored by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco...
Bureau of Corrections Chief Undersecretary Gerald Bantag could be held liable for allegedly overstepping his authority when he fenced off a national road and ordered informal settlers to vacate areas within the alleged National Bilibid Prison. Insular Road fence BuCor At the conclusion of the...
Rizal 2nd District Representative Fidel Nograles on Wednesday, July 14 urged local government units to conduct structural inspection of old buildings amid the rising death toll in the collapsed condominium building in Surfside, Florida in the United States. Collapsed condominium in Surfside,...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Tuesday that he was shocked with his father's revelation that he received four jabs of COVID-19 vaccines. Mayor Francis Zamora (right) and Rep. Ronaldo Zamora (left) San Juan City Representative Ronaldo Zamora revealed during an event in the city that he...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Tuesday, July 13 underscored the need for concerned government agencies to ensure that the May 2022 elections will be safe and free amid the serious public health threat of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID 19) pandemic. Polling precinct voting In a virtual forum,...
