Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Vice President Sara Duterte's "insidious motivations" remark is a virtual swipe against numerous personalities in the legislature who are either questioning or want to change the rules the use of confidential funds in...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), and Vice President Sara Duterte (Rep. Castro's office, Facebook) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro says Vice President Sara Duterte is trying to paint critics of confidential funds...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Rep. Castro's office) Deputy Minority leader ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro wants the House of Representatives to investigate the death of three Filipino fishermen following a boat-ramming incident in...
(MANILA BULLETIN) With fares for traditional and modern jeepneys set to increase, House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro said she would rather see the passage of the "lower oil prices bills package". She says the fare...
Full payment of compensation and benefits to the families of community disaster personnel who lost their lives in the performance of their duties must be implemented, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said. Thus, the CHR declared its full support to the enactment into law of Senate Bill...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The "small committee" tasked to collate individual amendments from House members in connection with the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2024 has until Oct. 10,...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said that the Senate is ready to answer any questions and issues concerning the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act of 2023 under Republic Act No. 11954. "I have already instructed the Senate Secretary to coordinate with the Office of the Solicitor...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (left), Palawan 3rd district Rep. Edward Hagedorn (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader Erwin Tulfo took to Facebook to condole with the family and friends of the late Palawan 3rd district Rep. Edward...
Academics from various universities trooped to the Senate on Monday, Oct. 2, to call for more funds for the education sector days before this year’s celebration of World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on Oct. 5. (Photo from ACT Philippines) “The World Teachers Day will be celebrated around the...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from YouTube live) Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman continues to lecture former Supreme Court (SC) Justice Adolf Azcuna about what Congress can and cannot do to the proposed national budget. Lagman,...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is looking to have more severe penalties, such as life imprisonment and substantial fines, against individuals who will be found guilty of game-fixing in professional or amateur sporting events in the country. "It is imperative that we uphold the true spirit of fair play and...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that the country’s procurement law should be more attuned to the changing times, citing the need for amendments amid the digitalization era. The proposed amendments to the 20-year-old Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) have already been...
