Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin says the Senate should show sincerity with its declaration of a "ceasefire" with the House of Representatives. Garin was...
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez showed zero chill in his retort to Senators Imee Marcos, Ronald "Bato" Dela...
Aklan 2nd district Rep. Teodorico Haresco (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos' dream of achieving an upper middle-income status for the Philippines by next year is achievable through economic Charter change...
For opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros, "the ball is very much in play" in garnering at least seven votes in the Senate to thwart the current Charter change (Cha-cha) proposal. "Alalahanin po natin, kailangan nila ng three-fourths of the Senate para aprubahan ang RBH No.6. Ibig sabihin, kailangan...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines' (CBCP) advocacy group, Caritas Philippines, stood up against the alleged bribery among communities in support of the signatories' demand to be portrayed as "people's initiative" supporting changes to the Charter. Caritas Philippines In a...
Former Department of Finance (DOF) secretary Margarito ''Gary'' Teves (MANILA BULLETIN) Former Department of Finance (DOF) secretary Margarito ''Gary'' Teves has joined a long list of experts who expressed support to amending the supposed restrictive...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (left), Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Two ranking congressmen who favor Charter change (Cha-cha) said they would rather lend an ear to actual foreign...
Teachers cried their hearts out on Valentine's Day, claiming that the government had "neglected" their demands for "just" and "living" wages and salaries, not only for themselves but also for Filipino workers. Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) through ACT...
BACOLOD CITY – Bago City in Negros Occidental is celebrating its 58th charter anniversary this month. MAYOR Nicholas Yulo (right) and Vice Mayor Ramon Torres (second from right), with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (second from left) and fourth district board member Andrew Martin Torres, lead the...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (CongressTV)) Senator Imee Marcos was among the senators who gave their tacit approval to the P26.7-billion Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP) program. This was learned Wednesday, Feb....
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David “Jay-jay” Suarez (Screenshot from live recording, House of Representatives’ Facebook page) Deputy Speaker and Quezon 2nd district Rep. David “Jay-jay” Suarez questioned the intentions of the Senate over its...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (left), Senator Imee Marcos (Facebook) The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations belied Senator Imee Marcos' claim that the money earmarked for the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP)...
