The Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) has designated suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., along with 12 others, as "terrorists" for the alleged killings and harassment in Negros Oriental. Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. In Resolution No. 43 dated July 26, the ATC tagged...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the proposed Taxpayers' Bill of Rights and Obligations (TBORO) which lawmakers expect to bolster the government's revenue collection efforts. Twenty-two (22) senators voted yes to Senate Bill No. 1806 or The Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights and...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Presidential son, Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has moved to hasten the process in the purchase of life-saving medicines and medical equipment under the existing Government Procurement Reform Act. Rep. Marcos did so by filing...
From left to right: House Speaker Martin Romualdez, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Jocelyn Tulfo (Screenshot from YouTube live) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo formally took his oath on Monday afternoon, July 31 in front of Speaker Martin Romualdez and the rest...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is urging the House of Representatives to investigate the recent sinking of motorboat MB Princess Aya in Binangonan, Rizal, which resulted in the drowning of 27 passengers. Castro, a House deputy...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Monday, July 31, urged the public to consistently uphold a more profound sense of involvement in strengthening the nation’s disaster resilience amidst the impacts of climate change on the country’s environment and economy. “We need to fight for...
As a response to the clamor of teachers to have more time for actual teaching, the Department of Education (DepEd) said it will soon issue interim guidelines to reduce their non-teaching tasks. (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd Undersecretary and Spokesperson Michael Poa, during...
For a group of education workers, the conduct of online classes instead of suspending classes during calamities supported by the Department of Education (DepEd) is “unrealistic and insensitive.” Classes in Isabelo Delos Reyes Elementary School in Manila were suspended due to heavy rains. (ALI...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, July 30 called for the inclusion of some pending anti-graft bills to the proposed new procurement law that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. seeks to be prioritized. ...
Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Rep. Salceda's office, Facebook) House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Joey Salceda is asking Malacañang to certify the proposed Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act as an urgent measure. Salceda, Albay's 2nd...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) If there's a prize for early attendees to plenary sessions in the House of Representatives, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo might end up being a frequent winner. Earlier this week, the neophyte congressman posted on Facebook a photo of himself...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has sought the maintenance of reciprocity and mutual respect in upholding the rights of the Philippines over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) disputes as constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) seven years ago....
