Rumors of a rift between Vice President Sara Duterte and House Speaker Martin Romualdez were put to rest on Tuesday, July 25, after the two were seen walking arm-in-arm during the sendoff for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to Malaysia. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and...
Cagayan Vice Governor Melvin "Boy" Vargas Jr. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cagayan Vice Governor Melvin "Boy" Vargas Jr. heaved a sigh of relief Wednesday morning, July 26 upon learning that his scheduled joint panel hearing at the House of Representatives was canceled at the last minute....
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Energy could be a potential venue of relief for Nasugbu Batangas residents who have been enduring frequent power outages and ruinous voltage fluctuations under the services of Batangas Electric Cooperative (BATELEC...
COOP-NATCCO Party-list Rep. Felimon Espares, Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) The House of Committee on Ethics and Privileges will "weigh" on whether or not to recommend the harshest penalty of expulsion against Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep....
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Thanks to the chamber's prolific production during the first regular session, the House of Representatives has already approved seven out of the 17 priority measures that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. asked Congress to pass...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Public Accounts will launch an investigation Wednesday, July 26 on the alleged irregularities in the procurement process and unlawful contracts entered into by the Municipality of Mexico, Pampanga over 15 years ago. The public...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co has committed to help the chamber pass the nine remaining Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) measures "I am fully committed to working hand-in-hand...
(Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN) Issues hounding the agricultural sector were foremost on the mind of House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday morning, July 24, during the first day of the second regular session. In his speech before his colleagues at the plenary, Romualdez vowed to look into the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The two latest additions to the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) list are measures that have already been approved by the Speaker Martin Romualdez-led House of Representatives. This means that, at the start of the second...
Former president and now Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo delivered the shortest State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Philippine history clocking only 25 minutes, a video uploaded by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Sunday, July 23. (From left) Former...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left), and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding senators to act on close to 50 bills--incuding 30 that are considered priority measures of the Marcos administration--that...
PEACE-MAKER As our modest contribution in strengthening partnership and linkages between Asia and Europe, we in the 350-member International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) together with the European People’s Party (EPP), European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), and...
