House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated the top priorities of the House of Representatives one week ahead of the start of the third and final regular session of the 19th Congress. In a...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left,) Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has vowed to pass the remaining three of the 28 bills identified by the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Senate President Francis "Chiz" will formally meet Thursday, June 13 in what is expected to be a high-stakes...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is optimistic that a measure legalizing medical cannabis of marijuana will get approved before the end of the 19th...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) As if unveiling their mission statement, Speaker Martin Romualdez has announced for the first time in front of his congressman-colleagues the House leadership's intention to pursue...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Thursday, Aug. 3, detailed the reasons behind the decrease in budget of the University of the Philippines (UP) system under the 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP). (Photo from University of the Philippines Diliman...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. felt that he should have reported more in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA). President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (center) delivers his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) as (from left) Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, July 25 urged Congress to fast track approval of the bill that seeks to boost taxpayer compliance by making it easier for Filipinos to pay their taxes. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 24, urged Congress to act on his administration’s legislative agenda, which include reforms in military and uniformed personnel pension, the Blue Economy law, and new taxes for single-use plastics and digital services, among others....
Senators on Monday, July 24 took the opportunity to showcase Filipino designs during the opening of the Senate’s Second Regular Session of the 19th Congress. Senate President Loren Legarda wore an old 20-year-old pinya liniwan hand embroidered top designed by Filipina fashion designer and...
The 24-member Senate formally convened today, Monday, July 24 the opening of the Second Regular Session of the 19th Congress as the Upper House prepares to pass important measures to help the economy recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and other issues. Senators, together with their...
The Senate will do away with the mandatory use of health masks at the opening day of the Second Regular Session of the 19th Congress on Monday, July 24. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Senate PRIB Photo) Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz"...
