The House of Representatives is placing its ear on the ground in the best possible way. House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III officially launched on Friday, July 31 in his home province of Isabela a nationwide public consultation initiative dubbed LegisHear, which sought to turn ordinary...
The House of Representatives began the second regular session of the current 20th Congress with a minor reshuffle of plum posts. During plenary session Wednesday, July 29, Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos made several motions to elect new members of the powerful...
The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution honoring Alex Eala for her recent, historic Wimbledon breakthrough even as the Filipino tennis sensation continued her remarkable season with another statement victory on the world stage. House Resolution (HR) No. 1190 commends Eala for becoming...
TACLOBAN CITY – Families of the three high school students who were killed in the shooting at San Jose National High School here last month received new houses from the National Housing Authority on Wednesday. Recipients were the parents of Chris Lorenz Fabian, Ayeesa Nicole Dazo, and Joyancee...
The House of Representatives adopted during plenary session Wednesday, July 29 a resolution commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Philippines ' landmark 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) victory on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). House Resolution (HR) No. 1013, principally authored...
The House Committee on Energy committed to fast-track the legislative measures needes to implement President Marcos ' priority energy reforms aimed at reducing Filipinos ' electricity expenses, as stated in his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA). Thus, said committee chairman...
Ranking congressmen have expressed their full support for the legislative agenda set by President Marcos in his fifth and penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA), which coincided with the start of the second regular session. Camarines Sur Reps. Migz Villafuerte (5th distict) and Luigi...
The House prosecution panel has agreed to a proposal to alternate the presentation of evidence between the prosecution and the defense on an article-by-article basis in Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial, although the Senate impeachment court is still awaiting the respondent...
House members from the majority and minority blocs have expressed equal parts elation and eagerness to respond to President Marcos call to remove the much-maligned systems loss charges on electricity bills. Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon, a member of the House Committee on Energy for the...
The House of Representatives led by Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III is ready to act on President Marcos ' legislative clarion call--particularly on tax relief and the removal of systems loss charge in electricity bills--as laid out in the latter 's fifth and penultimate State of the...
Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos shot down on Monday, July 27, the notion of the House of Representatives resuming its investigation on the flood control projects mess in the second regular session. Speaking to House reporters just before his father President Marcos...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos expressed confidence that Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian would be able to turn the upper chamber into a well-oiled machine this second regular session. "It 's good that the Senate has now organized everything. And I...
