Help is on the way. House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos gave this assurance to Filipinos after the Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Energy Action and Development (LEAD) approve on Tuesday, May 12 the consolidated KALINGA Bill. House Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep....
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian defended beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) amid criticism linking them to higher electricity bills charged by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco). Speaking in a television interview...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been asked to implement a staggered increase on electricity bills to prevent consumers suffer from “bill shock.” Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Proactive Response and Oversight for Timely and Effective Crisis Strategy (PROTECT) Committee,...
Malacañang said it will push for the passage of the United Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) Bill, a measure concerning government savings and project funding. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the bill was part of the...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV said on Tuesday, April 28 electricity subsidies and other mandated discounts should be funded through the national budget and not by consumers, particularly by low and middle-income households. Aquino, who has filed Senate Resolution No. 375, pointed ...
The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) warned that proposed legislation aimed at ending short-term labor contracts could inadvertently stifle foreign investment and weaken the country’s competitive standing in Southeast Asia. In a statement following a Senate Committee on...
The proposed Kalinga Bill, now being shepherded in the House of Representatives by Speaker Faustino Dy III through the Legislative Energy Action and Development (LEAD) Council, comes at a time of extraordinary strain. The escalating US-Iran conflict has disrupted global oil flows, driven up prices,...
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal has filed a measure that would establish clear, enforceable rights for passengers—from booking to boarding, and from delays to claims for compensation. For this purpose, Nazal filed House Bill (HB) No. 245, or the proposed “Air Passengers Bill...
For many Filipino children, the school day shapes not only what they learn but also what they eat, as canteen offerings and constant exposure to online food marketing steer students toward choices that are convenient, affordable, and appealing—but often unhealthy. This growing reality is now at...
Even a politician’s mistress or live-in partner is not off the hook in the anti-political dynasty bill, all the more if they are not legally married. This came during an interpellation by Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III of Senate Bill No. 190, or the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty...
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro slammed Caloocan City 2nd District Rep. Edgar "Egay" Erice for accusing President Marcos of merely “pandering” in pushing for the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty law, saying it is the Congress’ responsibility to craft and...
Twelve (12) senators have signed the committee report on the proposed anti-political dynasty bill, Senate deputy majority leader Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday, February 24. Hontiveros, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and Peoples’ Participation, said the panel...
