The local market currently has an egg problem and a chicken problem. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda believes he knows which caused which. (Unsplash) Salceda claims that there is a connection between the recent egg price hikes and smuggling of frozen chicken meat. The smuggling of frozen meat,...
The Supreme Court's (SC) affirmation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law emboldens the House of Representatives--particularly the Committee on Ways and Means--to continue pursuing tax reform measures. Albay 2nd district Rep.Joey Salceda (Facebook) “The ruling upholding...
An economist-congressman believes that "the best is yet to come" in terms of the economy after the Philippines exceeded expectations with its full year gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) “The 2022 full year GDP growth rate of 7.6 percent,...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Joey Salceda believes that digitalization is a simple solution to the Bureau of Customs' (BOC) perennial problems of undervaluation of goods and smuggling. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (MANILA BULLETIN) “Let’s revisit the BOC’s...
The House of Representatives has passed on second reading a proposal to renew the legislative franchise of the International Broadcasting Corporation, more popularly known as IBC-13, for another 25 years. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Bill (HB) No.6505 was approved via...
Liberal Party (LP) President and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman is disputing his fellow congressman's claim that the country’s government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) has surplus earnings for the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman...
The price surge on onions is a big headache for Filipinos, but it's a solvable problem. (Unsplash) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda made this assertion on Monday, Jan. 23 a few hours after the House Committee on Ways and Means held a inquiry on the state of agricultural smuggling in the...
The names of alleged big-time smugglers continue to reverberate in the halls of Philippine Congress, this time in the House of Representatives. Sultan Kudarat 2nd district Rep. Horacio Suansing Jr. (PPAB) Suldan Kudarat 2nd district Rep. Horacio Suansing Jr., during a House Committee on Ways and...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, will reveal information from “top-level intelligence” about agricultural smuggling in the country “at the proper time". The House Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey...
There is no need to recall the approval of House Bill (HB) No.6608 or the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman) Thus, said House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda on...
The House of Representatives leadership finds itself somewhat on the defensive regarding the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) upon the resumption of sessions tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 23. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) It all started Friday when Albay 2nd district...
The approval of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) must be recalled by the House of Representatives, independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Saturday, Jan. 21. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) This, after he got wind of a new MIF that was...
