Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao and his runningmate, House Deputy Speaker and BUHAY Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza on Monday, Dec 20 called on all Filipinos to join the international community in taking swift and concrete steps to reduce pollution in the country. Sen. Pacquiao-Atienza...
Three House of Representatives committees were asked on Monday, Dec. 13 to conduct a congressional inquiry into the reported fraudulent bank transactions that have allegedly victimized depositors of BDO Unibank Inc. House of Representatives facade Bayan Muna Representatives Carlos Isagani Zarate,...
There will be no compromise in the call of the House Committee on Labor and Employment for the suspension of the “no vaccine, no work” policy introduced by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) against the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. 1Pacman Partylist Rep. Eric Pineda Committee...
The House of Representatives called on government to allow the resumption of school sports training and the conduct of athletic competitions even as the number of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country continued to wane. Volleyball game UAAP The Lower House unanimously...
Various students' groups penned an open letter to the national government, calling for weekly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing instead of mandatory vaccination of students who will participate in limited face-to-face classes. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The open letter, drafted by the...
Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor on Thursday, Dec. 2 called on the Metro Manila Development Authority to exempt from the vehicle number coding scheme medical professionals and other health personnel whether they are reporting for work or on their way home. Rep. Michael Defensor2 Defensor said there...
Probinsyano Ako Partylist Rep. Jose “Bonito” Singson on Wednesday, Dec. 1 urged Congress leaders to include in their priority list of legislations the bill proposing to put an end to the exportation of raw black sand and its derivatives. F615A34A-3A3A-4640-B6B4-2FD7B5D43C7A Singson aired the...
'Handog at Pasasalamat: Benefit E-Concert' Asia’s Nightingale Lani Misalucha and ace balladeer Ice Seguerra will headline “HANDOG AT PASASALAMAT: Benefit E-Concert presented by A Teacher Party-list, on Saturday, Dec. 11, at 6pm. It will be streamed on A TEACHER Party-List Facebook and...
House Deputy Speaker and 1SAGIP Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta defended on Saturday, Nov. 27 the placement of his political advertisement at ABS-CBN, erstwhile broadcast network giant which he helped close down through the rejection of its legislative franchise application. Rep. Rodante...
There are nearly 178,000 vacant posts in the government bureaucracy that should be filled up to help address the country’s unemployment and underemployment problems. Unemployment Cartoons Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Mike Defensor said government agencies with unfilled positions should start...
Let nurses run for Congress. Nurses United Partylist FB Nurses belonging to Nurses United Party-List issued this call to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, Nov. 22. "Nurses and health workers are called heroes but we have not been valued. Our salaries remain low. It is disheartening...
The House Committee on Health, through the initiative of ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Rowena 'Niña' Taduran, will investigate the questionable sale of two lots belonging to the Philippine Orthopedic Center to a couple at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic despite a court ruling against it. The...
