From left to right: House Speaker Martin Romualdez, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Jocelyn Tulfo (Screenshot from YouTube live) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo formally took his oath on Monday afternoon, July 31 in front of Speaker Martin Romualdez and the rest...
Marawi City right after the siege over six years ago. (MANILA BULLETIN) The Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) has an estimated 12,000 pending individual appointments seeking either structural or death claims in connection with the 2017 Marawi seige. This was bared by MCB Chairperson lawyer Maisara...
From left to right: Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, and Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas Citing the million-peso overpayment and underpayment in military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension last year, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. (Facebook) Embattled Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr.'s second 60-day suspension ends today, Sunday, July 30. This begs the question, what's going to happen to him? The answer quite simply depends on what Teves want to do; he...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) If there's a prize for early attendees to plenary sessions in the House of Representatives, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo might end up being a frequent winner. Earlier this week, the neophyte congressman posted on Facebook a photo of himself...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) Members of the House of Representatives can no longer attend plenary sessions and committee hearings by virtual means come Monday, July 31. This, after the office of the Speaker Martin Romualdez issued on July 25 Memorandum Order No.19-019, which tackled...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Mexico, Pampanga Mayor Teddy Tumang earned the ire of House of Representatives members Wednesday afternoon, July 26 when he skipped the probe on alleged procurement irregularities in his municipality dating back to 2007. Surigao del Sur...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Government savings could be tapped to fund the pension of military and uniformed personnel (MUP). Thus, said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co as the chamber scrambles to find a way to sustain the pension ahead of the deliberations on the...
Cagayan Vice Governor Melvin "Boy" Vargas Jr. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cagayan Vice Governor Melvin "Boy" Vargas Jr. heaved a sigh of relief Wednesday morning, July 26 upon learning that his scheduled joint panel hearing at the House of Representatives was canceled at the last minute....
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Thanks to the chamber's prolific production during the first regular session, the House of Representatives has already approved seven out of the 17 priority measures that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. asked Congress to pass...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Public Accounts will launch an investigation Wednesday, July 26 on the alleged irregularities in the procurement process and unlawful contracts entered into by the Municipality of Mexico, Pampanga over 15 years ago. The public...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co has committed to help the chamber pass the nine remaining Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) measures "I am fully committed to working hand-in-hand...
