From left to right: House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Committee on Appropriations Chairman Zaldy Co. (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives officially received the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading the measure allowing a shift of the country’s power generation from the use of coal to natural gas. Garnering 215 affirmative votes during plenary session...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) To show that it is serious in ensuring the sustainability of the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system, the House of Representatives formed in plenary on Wednesday night, Aug.2 an ad hoc committee that would handle the matter. Senior Deputy...
Quezon City 1st district Rep. Arjo Atayde (left) and his wife Maine Mendoza (Facebook) Quezon City 1st district Rep. Arjo Atayde's three-week, personally-funded trip to Europe was green-lit by the House of Representatives as early as last month. The actor-turned-congressman was issued a travel...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The measure seeking to declare every national election as a nationwide regular non-working holiday is now one step closer to becoming a law. This, after the House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No.8187 during plenary session...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With a vote of 215-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 2 the bill that seeks to establish the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS)....
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Contributed photo) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo has revealed the target dates in connection with the House of Representatives' upcoming deliberations on the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024. Quimbo is the senior vice...
PNP (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading Wednesday, July 31 the proposed law restructuring the Philippine National Police (PNP), as embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8327. A nominal vote during Wednesday afternoon's plenary...
From left to right: House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Committee on Appropriations Chairman Zaldy Co. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez thanked the Department of Budget and Management...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) The Speaker Martin Romualdez-led House of Representatives has adopted a resolution seeking to strengthen the mutual cooperation between the Philippines and Japan through the Philippines-Japan Parliamentarians’ Friendship Society. “The Philippines and...
Batanes lone district Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr. (left) and Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers. (PPAB) The proposed legalization of medical cannabis or marijuana has inched forward in the House of Representatives. This, after a joint technical working group (TWG) was formed Tuesday...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A measure allowing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to vote online has been approved Tuesday, Aug. 1 by the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms. The proposal, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.6770, seeks to further amend...
