Pangasinan 2nd district Rep. Mark Cojuangco, in a privilege speech before the House plenary on Monday, Aug. 1, underscored the need to adopt nuclear power in the Philippines. Rep. Mark Cojuangco (Screengrab from House of Representatives livestream) Cojuango, in a speech explaining the urgency and...
Deputy Speaker and Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab appears undaunted even as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. laid out a legislative agenda composed of nearly 20 bills. (PPAB) Ungab, in a chance interview with House of Representatives reporters Tuesday afternoon, July 26, said...
This year's State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25 at the Batasang Pambansa Complex will be the first for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., who won a historic majority mandate during the May polls. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (BBM Media Bureau) It will be the...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives is sporting a new look in time for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25. House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza led on Wednesday, July 20, the unveiling of the newly-renovated plenary...
A simple and traditional State of the Nation Address (SONA). House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza (Facebook) That's supposedly the request of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to the House leadership for his first SONA on Monday, July 25. "Ang gusto ng Malacañang maging simple...
Over P100 million in taxpayer's money. The newly-renovated House plenary hall (Facebook) That's roughly how much the House of Representatives has spent in renovating Batasang Pambansa Complex ahead of the 19th Congress, which will begin in earnest on Monday, July 25. That day, on that venue,...
Catholic prelates will decide on a proposal to establish a “personal prelature” for Filipino migrants during their Plenary Assembly next weekend. CBCP/MB CBCP News said Msgr. Bernardo Pantin, secretary general of the episcopal conference, said the proposal will be on the table for decision...
The Senate on Monday, May 30, resumed its first face-to-face session since it adopted a hybrid set up in May 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. At least 18 senators were present during the plenary session at 3 p.m. Senate President Vicente Sotto III had earlier ruled that hybrid sessions would no...
The faithful will still have an opportunity to gain plenary indulgence until December this year. Pope Francis (Vatican Media) CBCP News reported that Pope Francis has extended the opportunities for pilgrims visiting any of the more than 500 “Jubilee Churches” to gain indulgences until Dec. 31,...
The May 2022 polls will be one of the topics that will be discussed by members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in their plenary assembly this week. CBCP/MB Msgr. Bernardo Pantin, secretary general of the CBCP, said the meeting will bring speakers from a range of...
Not only is Deputy Speaker and BUHAY Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza in favor of relaxing stringent restrictions against plenary hall presence of congressmen, he wants the prohibition lifted entirely so that all Lower House members can participate in actual lawmaking. Deputy Speaker and Buhay Partylist...
Two senior administration lawmakers rejected on Thursday, Nov. 4 the calls made by their Lower House colleagues to lift restrictions on face-to-face presence in plenary proceedings starting Monday, the resumption of regular sessions. Empty Lower House plenary hall Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro...
