House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Facebook) The House of Representatives has thoroughly outperformed the Senate when it comes to passing priority measures of the Marcos administration. This was...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Here's a piece of good news on Valentine's Day. Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) officials committed on Wednesday, Feb. 14 to expand the benefits package it...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Speaker Martin Romualdez has tasked the House Committee on Health to conduct a through review of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) charter in a bid to expand...
"Kung maglalabas po kayo ng baho , dapat naman siguro maligo ka muna ("If you're going to leave a bad smell, maybe you should take a shower first)." This was one of the strong statements of Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva against Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) President Ako...
Davao del Norte 1st District Representative Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez assured on Friday, February 9 that any calls for the secession of Mindanao would be done through a peaceful and orderly campaign. Alvarez made the remark after President Marcos called for a halt on calls for a...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has given final approval to a bill that seeks to enhance the roles of Parent-Teacher and Community Associations (PTCA) in safeguarding the rights and welfare of children. During the plenary session on...
For Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, it seems that Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) President Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co will do anything to cover up their "fake" People's Initiative (PI). "Lahat iimbentuhin, kapag desperadong mapagtakpan ang mabaho at pekeng PI nila...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Thursday, February 8 expressed his disappointment over the apparent harassment exhibited by some lawmakers at the House of Representatives, who are pushing for Charter change via the People’s Initiative (PI) mode, against the Senate. Angara...
Instead of daring senators to declare their position on Charter change issues, lawmakers at the House of Representatives should admit their involvement in the People’s Initiative signature campaign drive. Sen. Francis Escudero (O/S Escudero/Senate PRIB Photo) Sen. Francis “Chiz”...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved a measure that could help address the country's perceived shortcomings in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)...
(Unsplash) A joint panel in the House of Representatives has approved in principle a substitute bill that consolidated several measures aiming to legalize the use of marijuana or cannabis for medicinal purposes. The Committee on Dangerous Drugs and Committee on...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez during the Mindanao leg of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-House of Representatives fellowship (Speaker's Office) Consistent with the vision of President Marcos, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has guaranteed that the House of...