A Quezon City congressman is pursuing the enactment of a measure that would grant a fully paid, week-long bereavement leave to all employees in the event of an immediate family member’s death. (Jarl Schmidt/ Unsplash) For this purpose, Rep. Marvin Rillo of the city's 4th district penned and filed...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he quelled a fierce rebellion among his party's ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days. McCarthy was always the frontrunner to lead the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Groundhog Day came to the US Congress a month early. Each round is the same: Candidates are announced, speeches are made, votes are taken, a long count ensues and then comes the clerk's seemingly inevitable announcement: "A speaker has not been elected." The repetitive...
The legislative bodies of the Philippines and China are bound to have more engagements following President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s meeting with National People’s Congress (NPC) Chairman Li Zhanshu in China on Wednesday, Jan. 4. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) chats with...
Can this House bill (HB) filed at the beginning of the 19th Congress be able to address the current runaway prices of onion? (Unsplash) Nueva Ecija 1st district Rep. Mikaela Suansing authored HB No.1379, or the proposed Act creating the Philippine Onion Research Institute. Suansing filed the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Hundreds of supporters of Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Romeo “Kuya Jon” M. Jalosjos Jr. gathered in Dapitan City on Tuesday, Dec. 27, to question the prolonged vacancy in the first district congressional seat at the House of Representatives. HUNDREDS of residents protest the...
REP. Romeo Jalosjos Jr. CEBU CITY – Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Romeo Jalosjos Jr. thanked a fellow lawmaker for standing up for him after he was delisted from the roll of members in the 19th Congress. Jalosjos thanked Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace S. Barbers not just for standing up for him but...
Members of the House of Representatives always seem to multiply with each passing Congress, be it due to the results of the elections or a piece of legislation. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) One such bill filed in the 19th Congress, House Bill (HB) No.6651, could ultimately...
One thousand one hundred and fifty. House Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe (PPAB) That's how many bills and resolutions the House of Representatives was able to process in 41 session days from July 25 to Dec. 15, 2022, according to House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has expressed confidence that the proposed Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act will become a law in 2023, in the current 19th Congress. (Recha Oktaviani/ Unsplash) This, as the House Committee on Ways and Means chairman noted the steady movement of the measure among...
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-List Rep. Migs Nograles can no longer resist that holiday feeling as Christmas is just a few days away. PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Facebook) That's why Nograles decided to embrace the vibe by wearing green, which along with the color red spells...
Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos can't help but feel proud to be part of the House of Representatives, which he described as a "productive institution". Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Marcos took to his Facebook to pat his...
