Energy efficiency will be a key aspect of the envisioned "Bayanihan 3" bill, Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Miro Quimbo said as the House of Representatives readies to craft the measure. Quimbo, in a virtual press conference Tuesday, March 31 said the...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Miro Quimbo believes that the Marcos administration won 't have to incur debt to make the envisioned "Bayanihan 3" law work and provide relief to Filipinos amid the fuel price crisis. In a virtual press conference Tuesday, Quimbo was asked whether or not he...
All signs point to the crafting of a so-called "Bayanihan 3" bill in the House of Representatives--a measure that is meant to serve as a response not only to the current fuel price crisis, but also future problems that would require a whole-of-government solution. Thus, said Committee on Ways and...
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has instructed the House of Representatives to conduct a series of joint committee hearings to consolidate government action and craft a comprehensive legislative response to the escalating Middle East crisis. In a statement Monday, March 30, Dy announced that...
Taking a cue from the executive, House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has announced that the Philippines ' hosting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) meetings this year will be scaled down by limiting in-person activities to the General Assembly in October and the Interface...
Ranking congressmen hailed on Thursday, March 26 President Marcos ' signing into law of Republic Act (RA) No. 12317, which reset the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). According to House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III, the newly-signed...
The House of Representatives is ready to deliver immediate and concrete relief measures following President Marcos ' declaration of a state of national energy emergency. “The House will move with the same urgency, through targeted interventions, close oversight, and real relief for our...
The House of Representatives has finally transmitted to the Senate House Bill (HB) No. 8418, which authorizes the President to temporarily suspend or reduce fuel excise tax as a way to help cushion the impact of global oil price spikes on Filipinos. Signed on Tuesday, March 24 by Speaker Faustino...
Filipinos’ satisfaction with Vice President Sara Duterte rose by six points in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Nov. 24 to 30. The survey, released on Feb. 10, interviewed 1,200 adults nationwide and found that 54 percent of...
Senators on Wednesday, September 17 welcome the election of Isabela 6th District Rep. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives. Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said he believes Dy is “capable and a very good choice” to be the new House...
