House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution strongly condemning the bombing of a Catholic mass celebration by students of the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City,...
SMNI logo (Wikipedia) The measure seeking to suspend the operations of controversial television network SMNI has been adopted by the House Committee on Legislative Franchises. Adopted on Tuesday night, Dec. 5 during a marathon hearing of the committee...
Decriminalizing libel and abortion depends on Congress, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday, Dec. 6. “Kami naman sa DOJ (We at DOJ) we implement the law,” DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV said during the sidelines of the two-day National Jail Decongestion...
Michelle Dee House members have adopted a resolution commending beauty queen Michelle Dee for her "masterful execution of grace and elegance" during the Miss Universe 2023 pageant. Adopted by the 300-plus strong chamber on Tuesday night, Dec. 5 was House...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez affirmed the commitment of the House of Representatives for the passage of bills in support of the 2030 United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives is ready to tap its resource and pass legislation in an effort to assist the people of Surigao del Sur, which was struck by a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake. Thus,...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) The measure that seeks to expand the scope of legal aid extended to overseas Filipinos and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. "Our...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on the third and final reading the proposed Climate Change Resilience Act, which stresses the need for the government to come up with measures to stop...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives intends to approve before the Christmas break the resolutions concurring with the proclamations issued by President Marcos that grant amnesty to rebels who have...
Aside from pointing out that the country has a working judicial system, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said that the International Criminal Court (ICC) need not investigate the Philippines as there are no dictators in the country. "Kadalasan po yung mga iniimbestigahan ng ICC yun po yung mga...
The House plenary. (Speaker’s office) The proposed Magna Carta of the Out-of-School Youth (OSY) has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. The magna carta, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.9347, garnered 246...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed franchise of the Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC) has inched closer to passage in the House of Representatives after it gained preliminary approval at the committee level....
