There is no need to recall the approval of House Bill (HB) No.6608 or the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman) Thus, said House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda on...
The House of Representatives leadership finds itself somewhat on the defensive regarding the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) upon the resumption of sessions tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 23. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) It all started Friday when Albay 2nd district...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We are saddened by the continuing economic crisis in Lebanon, which the World Bank has earlier described as “the most devastating multi-pronged crisis in its modern history.” The ongoing political deadlock in parliament has the...
A fisherfolk group called on the national government to certify House Bill 1112 or the National Farmers’ Day bill as urgent. The bill, which was filed by the Makabayan bloc, seeks to declare Jan. 22 of every year as a special working holiday to honor and remember the 13 farmers killed in...
The approval of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) must be recalled by the House of Representatives, independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Saturday, Jan. 21. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) This, after he got wind of a new MIF that was...
A dedicated lounge for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will soon be built at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3. OFWs at NAIA (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cesar Chiong, general manager of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) that operates NAIA, shared...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman wants to strengthen the administration and operational governance of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) by amending provisions of Republic Act (RA) No.7227. Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (Facebook) For this purpose, Roman penned and filed...
National Security Advisor Eduardo Año and his United States (US) counterpart, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, held a phone meeting earlier this week to discuss ways in ensuring “a free and open” Indo-Pacific region, which Washington has long recognized as vital to its security and...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has committed to expedite the passage of pro-digitalization measures that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. had highlighted in his stint at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. (PPAB) President Marcos is in Davos to showcase the Philippine...
Describing the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland as a "very lavish business trip", ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro says she and her fellow Makabayan bloc solons are mulling the filing of a resolution to probe the supposedly bloated Philippine delegation to the forum. ACT...
The proposed expansion of the non-essential goods tax, which would see luxury good items taxed more, would generate st least P12.4 billion in annual revenue that could be funneled into supporting the local creative industry, Albay 2nd District Joey Salceda said on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Albay 2nd...
The "keen interest" shown by global leaders in the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland justifies the fast-tracking of the measure by the Philippine House of Representatives. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) House...
