The House of Representatives has placed itself in a position to approve on third and final reading up to 15 bills that were previously identified as priority measures by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC). The entrance to the House plenary (PPAB) Of this number, 13...
Recognizing their hard work and dedication to duty, Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, Dec. 5, praised the officials and employees of the House of Representatives for their valuable contribution in advancing the chamber’s legislative agenda. Speaker Martin Romualdez speaks to the officials and...
Benchmark yields for short-term loans moved sideways, prompting the Bureau of the Treasury to partially borrow. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Nov. 28, the bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate dropped to 4.205 percent from 4.375 percent last week. This, however, is higher than the...
Benchmark yields for short-term loans moved sideways, prompting the Bureau of the Treasury to partially borrow. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Nov. 21, the bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, dropped to 4.375 percent from 4.464 percent last week....
The House Committee on Civil Service and Professional Regularization on Tuesday, Nov. 15, approved the consolidation of 10 bills that will enable the regularization and grant of civil service eligibility to casual and contractual government workers that have been in service for three to five years....
Benchmark yields for short-term loans went up ahead of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) policy meeting. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Nov. 14, the bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, rose to 4.464 percent from 4.350 percent last week. The...
The House Committee on Dangerous Drugs is pursuing several amendments to Republic Act (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 for the purpose of strengthening the provisions of the law. Illegal drugs (Stock photo) During a panel hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 9, the committee chaired...
Benchmark yields for short-term loans went up after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) delivered another large interest rate hike last week. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Aug. 22, the bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, rose to 2.070 percent...
House Committee on Appropriations senior vice chairperson and Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo has given reporters an idea of what went down during the lawmakers' first Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)- Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting last week. Marikina...
There will be fewer vetoed bills by Malacañang in the 19th Congress, Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe confidently declared. Clockwise: Senate President Migz Zubiri, Speaker Martin Romualdez, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) The...
Yields on short-term government borrowings increased as investors expect the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to raise key policy rates this week. At an auction of Treasury bills on Monday, Aug. 15, the bellwether 91-day rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, inched up to 1.874 percent from...
Interest rates for long-term Philippine debt papers declined despite weaker economic growth performance in the second quarter. At a Bureau of the Treasury auction on Tuesday, Aug. 9, yield on the reissued 10-year bonds with a remaining life of six years and five months fetched at 5.791 percent,...
