House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) When it rains, it pours for the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party. In just two days, a total of 92 incumbent local officials from nine provinces have joined the House Speaker...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Is Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte the equivalent of a rare Pokémon in the House of Representatives? Members of the House "Young Guns" bloc discussed this about Rep. Duterte during a...
Meralco logo The consolidated bill that seeks to grant the Manila Electric Co.(Meralco) a new 25-year franchise has been approved by the House Committee on Legislative Franchises. Committee Chairman Paranaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting told the panel...
(From left to right) Nesthy Petecio, Carlos Yulo, and Aira Villegas (Philippine Olympic Committee’s Facebook page) The House of Representatives has successively adopted three resolutions congratulating and commending the medal-winning athletes and...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives quad-committee, which aims to investigate possible links between alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs), illegal drugs, Philippine offshore gambling...
PEACE-MAKER Triumphant uprisings demonstrate how ordinary citizens in the new countries are courageously claiming their civil liberties and demanding the right to decide their own destinies. “People power” liberations have in recent times taken place in the Arab world and in both South...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Do you know many resource persons have been cited in contempt by the various committees in the House of Representatives this 19th Congress? The answer is 37, the possibly even more in...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A House of Representatives joint panel cited in contempt the corporate secretary of Lucky South 99—the raided Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) facility in Porac, Pampanga—for...
TACLOBAN CITY – Amid the challenges brought by the pandemic, a coastal community in Allen, Northern Samar, seized an opportunity to showcase their hidden gem to the world. SUNSET in Barangay Cabacungan, Allen Northern Samar. (Buenos Diaz sa Caba) In late 2020, Aljun Diaz, a...
Carlos Yulo The House of Representatives has conferred upon gymnast Carlo Edriel Yulo the Congressional Medal of Excellence, the highest award given to Filipino achievers in the fields of sports, business, medicine, science, and arts and...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking members of the House of Representatives asserted their opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment that aims to extend the term of office of...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Malacañang photo, Facebook) The "quad-committee" in the House of Representatives wasn't formed for the purpose of assailing Vice President Sara Duterte or the previous Duterte...
