(MANILA BULLETIN) With a vote of 206-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading Wednesday night, Aug. 9 a bill that seeks to strengthen the government’s national health program for senior citizens. House Bill (HB)...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations will formally begin to tackle the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) on Thursday, Aug. 10 when it hosts the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) for a briefing on the 2024 spending...
From left to right: Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, Cagayan Vice Governor Melvin "Boy" Vargas Jr., SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (PPAB) The provincial government of Cagayan could face serious violations in connection with its...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) With a nominal vote result of 206-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill that, when enacted, would regulate the activities of cooperative banks (CBs). Embodied in...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill that aims to do away with the old, complicated process of acquiring public agricultural lands. Gaining 193 "yes" votes, zero...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill that would provide financial assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and adopt a human rights-based...
Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman Citing the "huge economic losses" being suffered by his province, Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman is seeking a House inquiry on what he described as the "frequent and incessant” power outages or brownouts there. Filed by Hataman was House...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) The substitute bill to the proposed "Philippine Mining Fiscal Regime Act" has been approved by the Congressman Joey Salceda-chaired House Committee on Ways and Means. "With the committee approval of the fiscal regime for mining, the House...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Public Accounts is seeking the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) of embattled Mexico, Pampanga Mayor Teddy Tumang in connection with its inquiry into allegedly anomalous transactions entered...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) The House of Representatives ought to revisit the existing operations manual of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo made this call Thursday, Aug. 2. after he brought up in a House Committee on Public Order and Safety...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Two down, only seven more to go. With the passage of House Bill (HB) No. 8443, which seeks to establish the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS); and HB No. 8456, or the Philippine Downstream Natural Gas Industry...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Cash assistance or "ayuda" programs of the national government will continue to get funded under the 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP) or proposed national budget. This, despite President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s lifting of the country’s state of public emergency...
