The House Committee on Energy on Monday, May 24 approved a bill that would give the Joint Congressional Energy Commission (JCEC) a permanent status, removing in the process its expiration as a body exercising oversight functions on the energy sector. In a committee hearing alternately presided over...
The House Committee on Trade and Industry on Monday, May 24 approved the draft bill on the proposed law that seeks to strengthen the competitiveness of the Philippine motor vehicle manufacturing industry. The panel particularly approved the draft bill on House Bill No. 1833 or the proposed...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Our wife Gina and we have been spending most of our time in our Dagupan City home by the Lingayen Gulf and the South China Sea since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic in February last year. Before the global plague, we would fly to...
Former House speaker and Taguig-Pateros Representative Alan Peter Cayetano and his allies distributed P10,000 in cash aid to over 200 new beneficiaries in Laguna, to insist on the adoption of their "10k Ayuda Bill" in the proposed Bayanihan 3. The beneficiaries who received the cash assistance on...
Congressmen have asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to look further into the possibility of piloting limited face-to-face classes in provinces where there are no more cases of COVID-19. Photo courtesy of Department of Education (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETN) During the hearing of the House...
While several congressional leaders crossed partylines to condemn the alleged red-tagging efforts against organizers and supporters of community pantries, a senior administration lawmaker bluntly threatened to link a young solon to the communist rebellion during a briefing on the controversy...
A House official wanted to give artists the discretion in interpreting and singing the Philippines' national anthem. Members of the Philippine Navy unfurl a Philippine flag at the Heritage Park, Imus, Cavite during the National Flag Day on May, 28, 2018. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) House...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco lauded the decision of the Professional Regulations Commission to push through with the 2021 Nursing Licensure Examination in July, saying that the move will help address the shortage of health care workers faced by medical facilities and health centers as a result of the...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 19 adopted four resolutions supporting the grant of amnesty to members of four rebel groups, thus, putting in near realization President Rodrigo Duterte’s peace program that will reintegrate those affected to civilian life. House Concurrent...
Deputy Speaker and Cagayan De Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, May 19 expressed hope that the leadership of the House of Representatives would agree to the Senate’s proposal to hold four session days per week so they can pass salient measures, such as the proposed Bayanihan 3, before the...
Nearly three months after Congress stopped its inquiry into the bloody Quezon City shootout between two groups of law enforcers, the National Bureau of Investigation has yet to come up with the findings of its probe on the incident. Deputy Speaker and Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante said the...
The Senate approved on third and final reading Monday, May 17, a local bill that would establish a third legislative district in the province of Bataan. The province of Bataan (Google Maps) House Bill No. 8664, contained in Committee Report No. 204, hurdled the Upper Chamber as Congress resumed...
