(Unsplash) With a vote of 258-3-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives easily passed on third and final reading the measure enhancing the continuing professional development (CPD) of Filipino professionals as an integral component of career progression and specialization programs. The...
(MANILA BULLETIN) On the strength of 260 affirmative votes, the lower chamber unanimously has passed on Monday afternoon, May 15 the measure seeking to redefine the crime of illegal recruitment by a syndicate, particularly when committed by non-licensees or non-holders of authority. Declared...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A measure unanimously passed on third and final reading by the House of Representatives gives reformed drug dependents a second chance to become a productive member of society by having them undergo technical-vocational education and training...
House of Representatives (PPAB) An estimated one million families are expected to benefit from the bill extending the availment period of estate tax amnesty--the same bill that was passed on third and final reading by the House of Representatives on Monday afternoon, May 15. Given final nod by the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and a lawmaker encouraged the Congress to approve a proposed bill from the House of Representatives (HoR) that seeks to modernize the agency through asset acquisition, facility upgrade, and personnel training. (Photo courtesy of PCG) House Bill (HB) No. 8028 or the...
PEACE-MAKER The city of our birth, Dagupan, by the edge of Lingayen Gulf, lies close to the pilgrim town of Manaoag, where devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is a faith cast in stone. Our earliest memory of our town was an area of lowlands in the midst of swamps nestled by the South China Sea. In...
(Facebook) The House of Representatives held on Thursday, May 11 a necrological service for one of its beloved former members, the late Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla. The necrological service, which began with a Requiem Mass, took place at the House plenary hall. (Facebook) Among those who...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (left), and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) With a new budget season lurking around the corner, ranking House of Representatives members have begun to scrutinize the different government agencies on the proper...
NAIA Terminal 3 (MIAA) The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) practically admitted before investigating congressmen on Thursday, May 11 that the full electrical audit and maintenance it is carrying out at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 are a useless endeavor....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Speaker's office, Facebook) The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges may move to impose a new disciplinary action against Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. if he fails...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The bill seeking to extend by another two years the availment of estate tax amnesty breezed through House plenary Tuesday afternoon, May 8, en route to its second reading passage. Declared approved on second reading was House Bill (HB) No.7909,...
The late Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla (left) and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Alberto del Rosario (MANILA BULLETIN) The recently departed former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Alberto del Rosario and Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla were honored by the...
