(Unsplash) A measure seeking to institutionalize a mechanism that would refund customers in case of outages and disruptions with their Internet or telecommunications services has gained final approval in the House of Representatives. Gaining 278 affirmative...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on second reading during a marathon plenary session the measure seeking to amend--and give more teeth to--the existing Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act, or...
(Unsplash) Here's some good news for undergraduate-professionals, or individuals who are part of the workforce but were unable to attain a college degree. With a vote of 251-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives approved on third and final...
DND Secretary Gibo Teodoro (left), House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Facebook. PPAB) House Speaker Martin Romualdez had earlier vowed that congressmen will pass the proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) or national budget for...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will have extended work weeks for the rest of the month in a bid to stay on track with its target passage date of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Speaker Martin Romualdez-led House of Representatives has adopted a resolution expressing its deepest sympathy, solidarity, and support to the people and government of Morocco, which was recently...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is more interested in working than in talking. Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. made this point as he...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed Philippine Islamic Burial Act--which spells out rules on the proper handling of cadavers of Filipino Muslims--has been unanimously approved on third and final reading by the House of...
Some senators have expressed their committment to continuously pursue creating a special budget for the treatment of indigent cancer patients. The late Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). (MB file photo) Senate...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) It took nearly half a day for the House Committee on Appropriations to terminate or complete its deliberation on the proposed 2024 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA), an agency...
DMW Secretary "Toots" Ople (Speaker's office) A champion, a strong pillar in protecting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), a dear friend. Messages of sadness and sweet tribute poured out from the hearts of Houseoof Representatives members Tuesday afternoon,...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) House Speaker Martin Romualdez had earlier vowed that congressmen will pass the proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) or national budget for 2024 in just five weeks. Four of these weeks will be used...
