Life on earth is replete with expenses--even on the day you die. (Rhodi Lopez/ Unsplash) Among the last things your family will ever buy for you is your coffin, or casket. And the fine-looking ones will always cost a pretty penny. Luckily, Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco Frasco filed a bill...
The celebration of the National Indigenous Peoples Day is a chance for the nation to know more about the key role of the indigenous peoples in preserving the country's culture, Malacañang said. (Photo courtesy of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles...
The House of Representatives formed during it plenary session on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 9 the Special Committee on Nuclear Energy. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senior Deputy Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos made the motion to create the new...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda is confident that, by year end, the government will have hit its economic growth targets. This, despite the fact that the Philippine economy slowed down to 7.4 percent in the second quarter of 2022. Albay 2nd...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is pushing for the translation of disaster emergency alerts from English to Filipino and other regional dialects so that these messages will be more understandable and effective for the public. For Estrada, getting reliable information in the most convenient way "can help...
The Senate Committee on Rules decided on Tuesday, Aug. 9 that two Senate deputy majority leaders - Senators Joseph Victor ‘’JV’’ Ejercito and Mark Villar- would be considered ex-officio members of all permanent Senate committee. This was adopted during the first meeting of the Senate rules...
A Bicol solon is prodding Vice President and concurrent Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte to look into the agency’s low accomplishment rate in 2021 for its Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF), as flagged by the COA (Commission on Audit). Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep....
Amid the alleged proliferation of paid trolls who spread disinformation and misinformation, two lawmakers have moved to criminalize peddlers and creators of fake news. Malabon City lone district Rep. Jaye Lacson-Noel and An Waray Party-list Rep. Florencio Noel filed House Bill (HB) 2971, otherwise...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla on Tuesday, Aug. 9 pushed for the speedy creation of a compensation board that would process claims from victims of the 2017 Marawi siege. "It has been five years since the Marawi Siege transpired and the victims are still awaiting the implementation of (Republic...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, Aug. 9 expressed concern over the arrest of former vice presidential candidate and activist Walden Belllo for cyberlibel, as she said "critical voices like his are essential to any democracy". Hontiveros, an opposition lawmaker, called on President Ferdinand...
Shortly after the inurnment ceremony for late former president Fidel V. Ramos started on Tuesday, Aug. 9, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. arrived at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City to personally bid his last farewell to the former leader. FAREWELL, FVR—President Ferdinand...
Senators are seeking an investigation into the alleged poor service and high power cost exacted on consumers by electric cooperatives in Mindanao and other parts of the country. They also agreed that it is high time to review the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001, including the...
