A proposed measure that would provide additional benefits, such as free medical check-up and allowances, to people under the government’s Witness Protection Program (WPP) has been filed at the House of Representatives. Witness Protection Program (Image from Department of Justice) The House...
The measure mandating the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) to admit one cadet from each congressional district every school year to comprise its freshman class breezed through the House plenary on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 15. (PPAB) Approved on third and final reading during plenary...
Voting 243-3-0 (yes-no-abstain), the lower chamber has overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading the bill providing for the development of sustainable cities and communities throughout the Philippines. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Approved on third and final reading during plenary...
The measure requiring Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel to be certified medical first responders and emergency medical technicians has been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Unanimously passed on third...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) received a P10 million donation from the House of Representatives in response to its call for help for Türkiye-Syria earthquake victims. media PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon received the aid on Feb. 14 at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. doesn't expect honest answers to come out of "Sibuyas Queen" Lilian Cruz'sc mouth. Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (Screenshot from Zoom) "Personally, I would say that her statements and answers to us are not credible," Barzaga told the...
'I think you're really lying." Lilia Cruz ( HREP website) Nueva Ecija 3rd district Rep. Ria Vergara had this to say to alleged "Sibuyas Queen" Lilia Cruz during the continuation of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food's public inquiry on agricultural hoarding. Cruz, a self-described...
The 300-strong House of Representatives has expressed its condolences and sympathies to the family of the late former trade minister Roberto Ongpin, which the chamber hailed for his "indefatigable business leadership and management". (PPAB) The House did so by adopting House Resolution (HR) No.766...
There is now more "clarity" in the agricultural hoarding issue that's being investigated by the House of Representatives. Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Contributed photo) This, after the House Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark...
The House of Representatives--through the Philippine Red Cross (PRC)--haa donated an additional P10 million in humanitarian aid to the thousands of earthquake victims in Turkey. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (7th from right) leads the turnover of P10 million to the Turkey earthquake victims via...
The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution commending and congratulating world-ranked Filipino pole vault phenom Ernest John “Ej” Uy Obiena for his latest conquests in the sport. EJ Obiena (MANILA BULLETIN) Adopted via simple voice vote during plenary session Tuesday afternoon, Feb....
House Resolution (HR) No. 763, which expressed the lower chamber's utmost compassion and deepest sympathies over the tens and thousands of lives lost in the recent earthquake that struck Turkey and northwestern Syria, has been adopted by congressmen. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO This took place...
