House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading a measure that would temper the rate of annual excise tax increases on tobacco products....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has led the filing of a measure that seeks to scrap excise tax on fuel products. Read in plenary on Monday night, Feb 3 was House Bill (HB)...
(Unsplash) On the strength of 177 affirmative votes, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the measure strengthening the administration of excise tax on tobacco products. House Bill (HB) No.11286, which covers...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) The implications of the Philippine's gross domestic product (GDP) performance in 2024 has emboldened Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda as to the importance of the House...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House quinta-committee (quinta-comm) overall chairman, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda wants to know whether or not the country’s rice importers are involved in financial shenanigans. Salceda--during...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Solons comprising the House quinta-committee (quinta-comm) slammed the apparent lack of urgency from the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) While Philippine-United States (US) relations under Amercan President Donald Trump's second term arguably began on the right foot, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda still felt the...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) The Philippines need not act like a self-pitying pauper in light of the United States (US) government's decision to temporarily freeze the delivery of foreign aid. In fact,...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has told the Governance Commission on GOCCs (GCG) to update three-year-old salary schedule for employees of government...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) The impending institutionalization of the Department of Economic Planning and Development (DEPDev) fulfills a key mandate of the Constitution after nearly four decades. Thus, said Albay 2nd...
(File photo) Congressmen who took part in the Murang Pagkain Super-committee's hearing Wednesday, Jan. 15 were exasperated by the Department of Agriculture's (DA) move of setting the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for rice at an...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A measure that seeks to expand the coverage of senior citizens’ privileges and benefits--including the introduction of new discounts--has been approved at the committee level in the House of Representatives. The House Committee on...
