PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. Last Nov. 28, our dear friend, Prince Norodom Ranariddh of Cambodia, succumbed to a lingering sickness. He was 77. Prince Ranarridh, son of the late legendary King Norodom Sihanouk and brother of the current King, Norodom Sihamoni, was...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 1 passed on third and final reading a bill that provides for the mandatory allocation of 15 percent of the annual Internal Revenue Allotment of local government units for health services, including the distribution of free medicines to their...
The House of Representatives has approved on final reading the bill increasing to 50 percent from 40 percent the local government share of national taxes. House of Representatives plenary With 175 affirmative and 0 negative votes, House Bill 10296 was passed on third and final reading last Monday,...
The House of Representatives on Monday, Nov. 29 approved on third and final reading a bill making it compulsory for all international airlines landing in the Philippines and establishments catering to tourists to play Philippine music. Rep. Lito Atienza2 With 179 congressmen voting in the...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday called on eligible Filipinos who remain unvaccinated to get a jab during the national COVID-19 vaccination days slated on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 and on Dec. 15 to 17, to help prevent another pandemic surge as families prepare for the holiday season. Velasco...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. News footage some two weeks ago showing the son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, bearded and wearing the Libyan traditional brown robe and turban, caught our attention. The 49 year old Saif al-Islam was filing...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda is disappointed at the outcome of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Rep. Loren Legarda A three-term senator, Legarda said the agreement...
Vice presidential aspirant and House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza on Monday, Nov. 21 lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for “telling the truth about the issues” affecting the presidential candidacy of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas. Rep. Lito...
Deputy House Speaker Loren Legarda donated 500 Moderna vaccines to the city government during its regular flag raising ceremony on Monday, Nov. 22. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano thanked Legarda for the donation, saying it is a big help in the city's fight against COVID-19. Rubiano told City Hall...
The Department of Finance (DOF) bucked the proposal seeking to impose a “super-rich” tax on Filipino billionaires as its negative impacts outweigh any potential revenue gains for the government. In a letter to House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said...
PEACE-MAKER (PART II) Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. (Remarks on Nov. 8, 2021 at the 20th founding anniversary celebration of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), which is composed of some 350 ruling, opposition and independent political parties from...
Touched by angels CHERUBS AND TREES In photo: Ambassador Gaschen with QC Mayor Joy Belmonte and guards of QC Female Dormitory. Cover design by Jules Vivas By this time, Christmas decorations are starting to go up in most Filipino homes. That is, if they haven’t been there since September. There...
