Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas campaign manager Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco has defended senatorial candidates' individual preference on...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has given one last chance to Vice President Sara Duterte and the rest of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to defend the agency's...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Tuesday, Sept. 24, denied claims that lawmakers were made to wait 17 hours during the House plenary debate on its 2025 budget proposal. “OVP didn’t make congressmen wait for 17 hours,” a statement from Vice President Sara Duterte's office read....
(Unsplash) The shorter the lawmakers' debates on Charter change (Cha-cha), the better for the confidence of investors who plan to take a chance on the Philippines. Thus, said economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, even as he agreed with...
The Senate on Tuesday, November 21 ended the plenary debates on the proposed P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024 at 4:42 a.m. in the morning. Senators pose for a brief photo opportunity after ending the long period of debates for the proposed P5.768-trillion 2024...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will have extended work weeks for the rest of the month in a bid to stay on track with its target passage date of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday, June 8, said that the only viable course of action for Congress to fix some serious errors in the “hastily-approved” Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill is to recall its approval and bring it back to the plenary session for...
For the Makabayan bloc, it would be insensitive for congressmen to debate about Charter change (Cha-cha) while public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers are on strike. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) As such, the militant solons are asking the House leadership to postpone the...
Independent minority solon, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman tried to stop the proverbial Charter change (Cha-cha)) train cold in its tracks Tuesday, Feb. 28 during plenary session. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (right, in photo) attempts to halt the plenary debates on RBH No.6 on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) gave presidential as well as vice presidential candidates until Friday noon, April 29 to confirm their participation in the poll body's PiliPinas Forum 2022. MB file photo In a message sent to reporters on Thursday, April 28, Comelec Commissioner George Erwin...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rey E. Bulay believes that there was “lack of wisdom or something questionable” in the process of the poll body’s debates deal with Impact Hub Manila. (Photo courtesy of Comelec) “I agree, I agree with you, definitely,” he answered when asked...
In the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) initial discussion with the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said that that the "taped as live" approach will be adopted for its interview set for the vice presidential and presidential candidates. MB file...
