Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's anti-"balimbing" or political turncoat measure has been approved at the committee level in the House of Representatives. Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Approved in a matter of minutes on Wednesday morning,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Senate to increase the Department of Education’s (DepEd) capital outlay for Special Education (SPED) for 2023. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said the agency’s capital outlay budget for SPED should be increased from...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III questioned the proposed 2023 P2.3 billion budget for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) which is three times more than the 2022 budget of the previous administration. Pimentel then sought to have this amount decreased, including the...
A measure seeking the regulation of the local natural gas industry--one of the priorities of the current administration--has moved forward in the House of Representatives. Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco On Thursday, Nov. 10, the House Committee on Energy chaired by Marinduque lone...
A consolidated House bill (HB) that seeks to establish a Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines has hurdled not one, but two House panels. Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The approved substitute measure is a consolidation of 31 different bills. It received the approval of...
The House Committee on Dangerous Drugs is pursuing several amendments to Republic Act (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 for the purpose of strengthening the provisions of the law. Illegal drugs (Stock photo) During a panel hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 9, the committee chaired...
The House Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) has approved a bill that seeks to establish a Green Public Procurement Program for all branches of the government. House Bill (HB) 1272 , otherwise known as “An Act Establishing A Green Public Procurement Program For All Branches Of...
Gold medallist Sweden’s Armand Duplantis (center), silver medallist Christopher Nilsen of the US (left) and bronze medallist Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men’s pole vault during the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in...
A relaxed Ernest John “EJ” Obiena had fun flying his drone toward Taal Volcano on a sunny Friday afternoon, proof that the world No. 3 pole vaulter really needs a break from a hectic European outdoor campaign and a forthcoming 18-month preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympics. EJ Obiena enjoys...
The House of Representatives Committee on Justice has approved a consolidated bill, which bats for the modernization of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Seal of the Bureau of Immigration The Committee on Justice convened on Wednesday, Aug. 24 to deliberate on six bills that sought to modernize the...
The House Committee on Trade and Industry has approved a consolidated version of the "Internet Transactions Bill". Batangas 5th district Rep. Mario Mariño presided over the panel hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 24, with the agenda of deliberating over 12 House bills (HBs) all pertaining to Internet...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez refuses to give up on his twin pro-environment measures, which have always hit a snag once they are elevated to the Senate. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) “We will not tire of filing and refiling these bills because...
