Senator Raffy Tulfo has given the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) five months to present tangible results against the problem that is illegal gambling. Sen. Raffy Tulfo (Photo from Facebook page) During the Senate Committee on Finance budget hearing of GAB, Tulfo didn’t pull his punches when it...
With the 2023 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget expected to have smooth sailing for the rest of its way to Malacañang, the House of Representatives and Senate may now focus on other vital pieces of legislation. Speaker Martin Romualdez, along with fellow legislators and...
House Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos will finally be able to put an end to the "politically-tainted" construction of covered courts in his home district if and when the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 gets enacted. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo has highlighted the need for more free public Internet or Wi-Fi hotspots, saying that such facilities help address the needs of the common Filipino. (Vojtech Bruzek/ Unsplash) “We desperately need more physical locations where Filipinos who cannot afford...
After five weeks worth of marathon hearings, number-crunching, and impromptu problem-solving, the House of Representatives finally capped the #budgetprocess in the chamber by approving the P5.268-trillion proposed national budget for 2023 on third and final reading last Sept. 28. The House plenary...
Although Camarines Sur 3rd District Rep. Gabriel Bordado Jr. has expressed support for the P5.268-trillion 2023 national budget, he underscored the need to ensure this will benefit the underprivileged and marginalized as he asked for an increased budget for several government programs. Camarines...
House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe would rather not touch the confidential and intelligence funds under Vice President Sara Duterte. Vice President Sara Duterte (Lakas-CMD Media) In a chance interview on the sidelines of the flag-raising ceremony Monday, Oct. 3...
The "small committee" in the House of Representatives that's been tasked to integrate congressmen's proposed amendments to the just-approved P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2023 is set to convene soon. House Majority leader Mannix Dalipe (Contributed photo) Thus, said House...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Nonoy Libanan gave the ultimate compliment to the majority bloc during his "turno en contra" in the plenary debates on the P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB). 4Ps Party-list Rep. Nonoy Libanan (Facebook) In his speech on Wednesday night,...
Amid runaway prices of basic goods and an uncertain economic future, the House of Representatives passed on third and final reading Wednesday night, Sept. 28, the biggest annual spending plan in the country's history. (PPAB) Hurdling the 311-strong lower chamber was the 2023 General Appropriations...
The whole IBC-13 situation is a "big problem", Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo admitted on Tuesday, Sept. 27 as House members brace for last-minute realignments in next year's P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB). Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson...
Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos led the House of Representatives in commending a colleague who reported for duty in the plenary Tuesday, Sept. 27 despite the recent passing of a loved one. Valenzuela City 2nd district Rep. Eric Martinez (left) and...
