Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, August 16 said he cannot help but be dismayed that some lawmakers at the House of Representatives that once defended and hailed the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs” have now become staunch critics of the previous government. While...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The 2025 budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) didn't push through as originally scheduled on Thursday, Aug. 15 at the House of Representatives. This was the first deviation from the...
(Center) House Speaker Martin Romualdez and (right) gymnast Carlos Yulo (Speaker’s Office) Two-time Olympic gold medalist and gymnast Carlos Yulo received a P14-million cash incentive from the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Aug. 14,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) When it rains, it pours for the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party. In just two days, a total of 92 incumbent local officials from nine provinces have joined the House Speaker...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Is Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte the equivalent of a rare Pokémon in the House of Representatives? Members of the House "Young Guns" bloc discussed this about Rep. Duterte during a...
Meralco logo The consolidated bill that seeks to grant the Manila Electric Co.(Meralco) a new 25-year franchise has been approved by the House Committee on Legislative Franchises. Committee Chairman Paranaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting told the panel...
(From left to right) Nesthy Petecio, Carlos Yulo, and Aira Villegas (Philippine Olympic Committee’s Facebook page) The House of Representatives has successively adopted three resolutions congratulating and commending the medal-winning athletes and...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives quad-committee, which aims to investigate possible links between alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs), illegal drugs, Philippine offshore gambling...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Do you know many resource persons have been cited in contempt by the various committees in the House of Representatives this 19th Congress? The answer is 37, the possibly even more in...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A House of Representatives joint panel cited in contempt the corporate secretary of Lucky South 99—the raided Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) facility in Porac, Pampanga—for...
Carlos Yulo The House of Representatives has conferred upon gymnast Carlo Edriel Yulo the Congressional Medal of Excellence, the highest award given to Filipino achievers in the fields of sports, business, medicine, science, and arts and...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking members of the House of Representatives asserted their opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment that aims to extend the term of office of...
