The call to probe the tragic drowning of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) student-athletes Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili is gaining traction at the House of Representatives. Jointly filing House Resolution (HR) No.1129 for the purpose of an investigation in aid of legislation were "Young...
Senator Erwin Tulfo remained firm that no politician should be distributing financial assistance (ayuda) because that is the people 's money. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development, on Wednesday, June 17, condemned the move by some congressmen...
The House majority leader from the north has assured the earthquake victims down south that they won 't be neglected. This, after Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos bared in a chance interview Wednesday, June 17 that the House of Representatives remained in close coordination with...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has finally confirmed the promotion of the five Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) generals and flag officers and 85 Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials during a special session on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian,...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos candidly identified himself as belonging to a "political dynasty" on Wednesday, June 17, even as he led the push for the enactment of an anti-political dynasty bill. In a chance interview with reporters, Rep. Marcos acknowledged the...
The House of Representatives is preparing to launch a probe in aid of legislation on the tragic drowning of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) basketball team members Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili. According to Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V, the inquiry will be...
Top officials of the House of Representatives have welcomed on Wednesday morning, June 17 the formal election of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate President, with the ranking solons expressing faith in the latter 's steady hand as leader. House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has prepared calibrated responses for any protest actions amid the political development in the Senate that comes with the conduct of a special session of the Congress. While not receiving any serious threat, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr does not...
State-owned Philippine Pharma Procurement Inc. (PPPI) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with Yuchengco-led House of Investments (HI) to establish a Pharma Eco Zone in Tarlac for medical manufacturing and research and development, including vaccines. In a disclosure to the Philippine...
The official website of the House of Representatives (congress.gov.ph) was defaced on the afternoon of June 13, 2026, prompting an immediate cybersecurity response from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). The DICT 's Cybersecurity Bureau confirmed awareness of...
No confidential or sensitive government information were compromised following the reported defacement of the official website of the House of Representatives, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. In a statement issued Sunday, June 14, the agency said it became...
The House of Representatives is playing catch-up with the Senate when it comes to the proposed Citizen Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) Act, a budget transparency measure. But Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Migz Villafuerte, whose committee is handling the...
