Aklan 2nd district Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr. The creation of at least 1.6 million jobs are at stake with the proposed economic-themed revisions to 1987 Constitution, House Committee on Appropriations Vice Chairman Aklan 2nd district Rep. Teodorico Haresco...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) “There will never be a better time than now.” Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. had this to say as he once again appealed to the Senate to push for the amendment of...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe shared in his sponsorship speech for Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.7 that he is even more convinced now that the...
DENR Sec. Maria Antonio Yulo-Loyzaga delivers a speech during the launching of the Green Economy Programm for the Philippines in Makati City on March 11, 2024. (Courtesy of DENR) The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and European Union (EU) launched on Monday, March 11, a...
An environmental advocacy group urged the national government to decisively address the challenges of climate change and its impact to the environment, saying failure to do so may result in more landslides in different parts of the country. Based on the assessment of the Makakalikasan Nature Party...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives takes the next step toward passing Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 7 on Monday, March 11 when it begins the plenary debates on the econimic Charter change...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Speaker’s office) Saying that the Senate has "always lived up to the challenge", House Speaker Martin Romualdez remains confident that the so-called upper...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (PPAB) As far as Assistant Majority Leader Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong is concerned, there is nothing to fear when it comes to preserving Philippine nationalism once the education sector is opened to foreign investors....
From left to right: Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo, Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin, Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The claim of the Makabayan bloc that economic...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Another ranking House member has ruled out the possible insertion of political amendments to Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.7. “The political amendments are very...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (Facebook) A test of Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri's leadership. That's how some pro-Charter change (Cha-cha) congressmen described Zubiri's mission of gathering the minimum 18 votes needed from his...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, March 7 urged the government to effectively implement existing economic reform laws, particularly those enacted during the term of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Go said he believes the government can implement these existing policies with or...
