Palay or unhusked rice (MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed ahead of the start of the second regular session to help President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. achieve his election campaign promise of lowering the cost of rice to P20 per kilo. "The President wants the price of rice...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A "hybrid" or mixed virtual and face-to-face set-up would still be observed at the House of Representatives on Monday, July 24, the day of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. This, despite news Saturday, July 22, of the President’s...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) Former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary Erwin Tulfo is poised to become the 312th active member of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress. This, after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) finally issued Tulfo's...
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco (Contributed photo) House Secretary General Reginald Velasco says that it's "all systems go" for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s second State of the Nation Address (SONA) this coming Monday, July 24. Velasco made the assessment during an...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte continued receiving high approval and trust ratings based on the latest RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) public opinion poll. (From left) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte...
The House of Representatives will be on lockdown beginning Thursday, July 20, in preparation for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address (SONA) next week. "The lockdown will commence on Thursday," House Secretary General Reginald Velasco told House reporters on the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – One person was killed while two were wounded when three unidentified men fired indiscriminately inside a pub house here at dawn on Monday, July 17. POLICE cordon off a pub house following shooting incident in Zamboanga City where an employee was killed anmd before dawn on...
PEACE-MAKER In the course of our modest ventures into political party and parliamentary diplomacy in Asia and the international community, we consistently spoke about the need to develop a system of ideas and ideals that will make globalization work for all our peoples. In our view, the East Asian...
The new Pagcor logo After seeking an inquiry on the Department of Tourism's (DOT) "Love the Philippines" campaign, Makabayan solons are also now calling for a House probe on the alleged "questionable procurement" of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation's (Pagcor) new logo. Filing House...
ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo (Senate PRIB) ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo is determined to avoid any faux pas--such as saying the wrong things during exchanges on the plenary floor or in committee hearings--once he officially takes his seat as a congressman later this month....
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives under Speaker Martin Romualdez began to address water supply challenges in the country back in 2022, months before the projected harsh El Niño episode had grabbed news headlines. Thus, said Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, chairman of the House Committee...
ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Prayers answered by God. That's how ACT-CIS Party-list nominee and former Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD) secretary Erwin Tulfo described the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc to junk...
