Despite the inclement weather and most of House employees working from home, the House Committee on Ways and Means approved on Monday afternoon, Aug. 10 a bill raising the annual taxable income exemption ceiling to P350,000 from P250,000. On top of this, the panel, chaired by Marikina City 2nd...
President Marcos neither confirmed nor denied the revelations made by his son, House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos, about the collapse of the UniTeam alliance, but said his son would not lie. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos candidly admittedly Saturday, Aug. 8 that he saw the early break-up of the UniTeam alliance coming. Rep. Marcos, in an interview with PRTV Prime Media 's Kwatro Alas, said he felt "sad" when the so-called UniTeam partnership of...
A measure that seeks to expands the land, financing, and partnership options available for socialized housing projects was overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Approved on the strength of 205 "yes" votes as opposed to only three "no" votes during plenary...
Top leaders from the House of Representatives have filed a measure seeking to exempt electricity consumers from paying the 12 percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on the much-panned system loss charges. Filed by Senior Deputy Speaker South Cotabato Cotabato 2nd district Rep. Ferdinand Hernandez and...
A measure commending outgoing Korean Ambassador Lee Sang-hwa for strengthening relations between the Philippines and South Korea has been adopted in the House of Representatives. Adopted via simple voice vote (ayes vs. nayes) during plenary session Tuesday, Aug. 4 was House Resolution (HR) No....
The House of Representatives adopted during plenary session Tuesday, Aug. 4 House Resolution (HR) No. 127, which commemorated the 70th anniversary of normalized diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Japan. The resolution was introduced by Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos hailed Filipino tennis sensation Alex Eala for making Filipinos proud following her historic 2026 Mubadala DC Open title victory. Marcos is one of the authors of House Resolution (HR) No. 1286, which the House of Representatives...
The House leadership has filed a bill that, if enacted, would remove unnecessary barriers to rooftop solar panels, battery storage, and similar behind-the-meter energy systems. The aptly named Sariling Kuryente Act--embodied in House Bill (HB) No. 10431--was introduced by Majority Leader Ilocos...
The House leadership has filed its version of the measure that would finally get rid of the unreasonable systems loss charges from electricity bills--which is one of President Marcos ' marching orders in his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA). The proposed House Bill (HB) No. 10430 or...
The top leaders of the House of Representatives have heeded President Marcos ' call on the legislature to provide tax relief for local businesses, as mentioned in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). House Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino "Bojie" Dy III and Majority Leader...
The House of Representatives began the second regular session of the current 20th Congress with a minor reshuffle of plum posts. During plenary session Wednesday, July 29, Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos made several motions to elect new members of the powerful...
