The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives on Thursday, Sept. 19, deferred the plenary deliberation on the proposed P27.1-billion budget of the Department of Environment and Natural...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Speaker’s office, Facebook) Vice President Sara Duterte said her close allies in the House of Representatives have revealed that there are ongoing talks that say Speaker Martin Romualdez...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Sept. 18, accused lawmakers of using the House hearing to establish a case against her eventual impeachment. "Very obvious yung kanilang ginagawa na nagpapractice sila kung ano 'yung gagawin nila (It's very obvious that they're practicing for...
Vice President Sara Duterte may have refused to defend the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed 2025 budget, but she did not take a House panel’s inquiry into her office’s alleged misuse of public funds sitting down. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers her opening speech...
The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability’s inquiry into Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) alleged misuse of public funds is nothing more than a ruse to launch another political attack and prepare for a possible filing of an impeachment case against her, Vice President...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has terminated the 2025 budget debates for the Department of Finance (DOF), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and the...
(Left) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co and Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Facebook) Leaders of the Committee on Appropriations have called on their colleagues in the House of Representatives to prioritize the immediate passage of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez gave a stern message to critics of the House of Representatives on Monday, Sept. 16, the first day of the marathon plenary debates on the proposed...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability--commonly referred to as the "Blue Ribbon Committee" of the lower chamber--will carry out an inquiry on the budget spending of the Office of the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives switches gears on Monday, Sept. 16 from the just-concluded committee level deliberations on the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 national budget to the even...
PEACE-MAKER Since we retired from public office and narrowed our international engagements, we have been spending more time in our congressional district, which includes our hometown Dagupan City and the towns of Manaoag, San Jacinto, Mangaldan, and San Fabian. We are now, however, more of an...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Saturday, Sept. 14, that the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) should be restored following a proposed significant cut in the House of Representatives. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Estrada said that while he cannot speak...
