There is no assurance that Vice President Sara Duterte will attend the Nov. 20 hearing of the House good government committee despite personally receiving an invitation when she went to the House of Representatives. Vice President Sara Duterte (center) receives the invitation from the House...
Vice President Sara Duterte will only face the House quad-committee that’s looking into her father’s bloody war on drugs campaign if she’s in the mood to argue. Vice President Sara Duterte (MB file photo) Speaking to reporters, the official disclosed that she wasn’t invited...
The House plenary (Facebook) The measure seeking to privatize the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, known as Hajj, has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. House Bill (HB) No.10867, which seeks to...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on second reading two measures that aim to strengthen financial safeguards for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Sponsored by Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, both House Bill (HB) No....
The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability (PPAB) Four officials of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) were cited for contempt by a House of Representatives panel after they continued to snub the ongoing probe into the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House of Representatives members are urging senators to take a close look at the merits of the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and...
PEACE-MAKER It was in the beautiful city of Sankt Augustin, Germany in 1998 when we addressed a forum organized by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Foundation), which is affiliated with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), where we first espoused the idea of an “Asian Dialogue” and which would...
Meralco The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading the bill seeking a new 25-year franchise for the Manila Electric Co.(Meralco), the country's biggest power distributor. The propsosed franchise...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A vindication. That's how ranking congressmen described the Senate's decision to adopt the House of Representatives' move of slashing the Office of the Vice President (OVP)...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday, Nov. 6, issued an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO) against seven officials of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) who were ordered to appear during the investigation of the House of Representatives. “The secretary (Justice Secretary...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Wednesday, Nov. 6, confirmed the travel of chief of staff Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez to the United States but clarified that it was a “personal” trip. Vice President Sara Duterte (OVP/Facebook) In a statement, the OVP said that Lopez...
Officials from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) once more declined to appear before the House good government committee on Tuesday, Nov. 5, citing as reason the delayed transmission of a subpoena and questions on the panel’s jurisdiction and legislative agenda, among others. In a...
