House Speaker Martin Romualdez says he has not heard from Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. in the past few days. "I have yet to receive any communication from Cong. Arnie since I appealed to him to return home," Rodriguez, Leyte’s 1st district representative, said in a...
The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives on Monday, March 13, urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent House Bill (HB) No. 7568, which would mandate a P750 across-the-board wage increase for those working in the agricultural and non-agricultural...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is prodding Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri to tackle Charter change (Cha-cha) in the upper chamber, even if the latter believes that it's a hopeless case. If anything, it's by pushing through with the Senate discussions that the...
The House Committee on Public Order and Safety will not be inviting Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. to its motu proprio investigation on the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. According to committee chairman, Sta. Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan...
The House of Representatives' investigation on the suspicious absence of five of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo's Philippine National Police (PNP) escorts on the day the official was assassinated will begin Tuesday, March 14. This was confirmed by Sta. Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan...
Be an instant expert on the House of Representatives' bid in the current 19th Congress to pursue ammendments to the existing 1987 Constitution--otherwise known as Charter change (Cha-cha)--by reading this short but concise timeline. Dec. 14, 2022-- The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments...
The National Unity Party (NUP)--one of the biggest and most respected political parties in the country--went all-in on its bet that Charter change (Cha-cha), through the creation of a constitutional convention (con-con), would be beneficial for the country. This, after NUP President and Camarines...
PEACE-MAKER In commemoration of the National Women’s Month, we wish to reprint here our column dated March 13, 2022. “In recent years, many iconic women leaders have emerged. Outstanding women in global politics include Margaret Thatcher in Britain; Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, the first...
The House of Representatives must be furnished with copies of Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr.’s cases before the institution can act on them. Thus, said House Secretary General Reginald Velasco on Friday, March 10 as the plot thickens on Teves’ continued absence in the...
The prime mover of Charter change (Cha-cha) in the current 19th Congress welcomed on Friday, March 10 a report by financial information firm Fitch Solutions that supposedly highlighted the need for the Philippines to undergo constitutional revision. Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus...
A group of Bicol congressmen is pursuing in the 19th Congress the creation of a special economic zone (SEZ) in Camarines Siur, which has been recognized as the country’s most business-friendly province for three consecutive years. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (leftmost,...
The government would have to shell out P64.2 billion for the modernization of public utility jeepneys (PUJ) and UV Express (UVE) vans if the subsidy will be raised to P360,000 per unit. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was learned by congressmen Thursday, March 9 during a public briefing of...
