The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) After a grueling 10 months of work, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has advised his congressman-colleagues to "reenergize" themselves during the lengthy legislative recess. “As we close the first regular session, I wish that you will remain...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives capped on Wednesday night, May 31 a prolific first regular session wherein it processed 9,600 measures, including 33 deemed as priority bills of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In the 19th Congress....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) With just a few plenary session days left in the first regular session, the Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) has issued a manifesto commending House Speaker Martin Romualdez for the way the 19th...
The Parañaque City government launched the "Barangay Zumba Choreo Dance Contest" to promote a healthy body and lifestyle. According to Mayor Eric Olivarez, the dance contest is open to individuals 18 years old and above, with 10 maximum members per group. Olivarez said the performance must be three...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A subcommittee led by Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is recommending the continued observance of hybrid plenary sessions in the House of Representatives. This was bared by House Minority...
CAMP Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Two persons were caught by the police having a pot session in Barangay Macanaya in Aparri, this province, on Thursday, March 23. The suspects were identified as alias “Arthur,” 26, and alias “John,” 21. Police said they received...
The House leadership will give appropriate action to the Makabayan bloc's resolution asking for the return of full face-to-face plenary sessions in the lower chamber. This, after Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe said he would refer the measure to the appropriate,...
Militant solons from the Makabayan bloc want full face-to-face plenary sessions to come back in the House of Representatives. For this purpose, the Makabayan led by House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro filed House Resolution (HR) No. 859. "It is unfortunate and...
After a one-week postponement, the House of Representatives finally pushed through with its traditional all-women plenary session on Monday, March 13. Designated as House Speaker during Monday's session--an event in line with the ongoing Women's Month celebrations--was Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda...
The Parañaque City government held the “Takbo at Indak para sa Malusog at Masiglang Parañaqueños” activity as part of its 25th cityhood anniversary on Feb. 13. Mayor Eric Olivarez joined the activity at the Manila Memorial Part in Sucat Road, Parañaque on Sunday, Feb. 5. Olivarez danced...
There is now more "clarity" in the agricultural hoarding issue that's being investigated by the House of Representatives. Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Contributed photo) This, after the House Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark...
Retired cosmonaut Dr. Fyodor Yurchikhin held an in-person "Ask a Cosmonaut" session with around 130 senior high school students and teachers in Quezon City Science High School on Wednesday, Feb. 1. (Courtesy of Philippine Space Agency) Yurchikhin was a Russian cosmonaut of Greek descent who had...
