House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations has deferred deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) following the unavoidable absence of acting...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday, August 19 apologized to Antipolo City 2 nd District Representative Romeo Acop, saying he is not among the “unprincipled” and “opportunistic” lawmakers at the House of Representatives who changed their stance on the Duterte administration’s...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Lawmakers rejected the motion for reconsideration (MR) of the detention order against the corporate secretary of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) Lucky South 99 after...
PEACE-MAKER It was in the beautiful city of Sankt Augustin, Germany in 1998 when we addressed a forum organized by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Foundation), which is affiliated with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), where we first espoused the idea of an “Asian Dialogue” and which would...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, August 16 said he cannot help but be dismayed that some lawmakers at the House of Representatives that once defended and hailed the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs” have now become staunch critics of the previous government. While...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The 2025 budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) didn't push through as originally scheduled on Thursday, Aug. 15 at the House of Representatives. This was the first deviation from the...
(Center) House Speaker Martin Romualdez and (right) gymnast Carlos Yulo (Speaker’s Office) Two-time Olympic gold medalist and gymnast Carlos Yulo received a P14-million cash incentive from the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Aug. 14,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) When it rains, it pours for the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party. In just two days, a total of 92 incumbent local officials from nine provinces have joined the House Speaker...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Is Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte the equivalent of a rare Pokémon in the House of Representatives? Members of the House "Young Guns" bloc discussed this about Rep. Duterte during a...
Meralco logo The consolidated bill that seeks to grant the Manila Electric Co.(Meralco) a new 25-year franchise has been approved by the House Committee on Legislative Franchises. Committee Chairman Paranaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting told the panel...
(From left to right) Nesthy Petecio, Carlos Yulo, and Aira Villegas (Philippine Olympic Committee’s Facebook page) The House of Representatives has successively adopted three resolutions congratulating and commending the medal-winning athletes and...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives quad-committee, which aims to investigate possible links between alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs), illegal drugs, Philippine offshore gambling...
