The proposal to create the Negros Island Region (NIR) in the Visayas has moved one step closer to fruition. (Wikipedia) This, after the House of Representatives approved on second reading 15 individual bills calling for the creation of the NIR during plenary session Wednesday night, March 1. Passed...
Independent minority solon, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman tried to stop the proverbial Charter change (Cha-cha)) train cold in its tracks Tuesday, Feb. 28 during plenary session. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (right, in photo) attempts to halt the plenary debates on RBH No.6 on...
The House of Representatives is bent on passing measures that seek to empower local government units (LGUs) and make them more effective participants in national development. House Speaker Martin Romualdez addresses the members of the Provincial Board Members League League of the Philippines...
The House of Representatives has adopted House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) No. 10, which expresses the chamber's commitment to establish and maintain an "eCongress" system. (Unsplash) House Deputy Speaker and TUCP Party-list Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza declared the measure as adopted during...
Batangas 7th district Rep. Crispin Diego "Ping" Remulla has been sworn in as the 314th member of the House of Representatives in the current 19th Congress. Cavite 7th district Rep. Ping Remulla (middle) posed on the rostrum after taking his oath. To his right is House Speaker Martin Romualdez...
After just three days worth of plenary debates, Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6, which calls for the creation of a constitutional convention (con-con), has been passed on second reading by the House of Representatives. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The second-reading approval of RBH...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo has urged the country’s top economic managers to immediately facilitate the distribution of a P1,000 per family "ayuda" or government subsidy amid the high inflation rate. (MANILA BULLETIN) Quimbo made this appeal to Development Budget Coordination...
Increasing workers' wages can be "harmful" if there's no increase in economic activity. NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan Thus, said National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director-General Arsenio Balisacan during a briefing with the House Committee on Appropriations Tuesday, Feb. 28....
The House Committee on Appropriations' decision to hold a briefing with the country’s top economic managers Tuesday, Feb. 28 was in line with the Chief Executive's order to improve the lives of Filipinos. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr....
The Canadian national behind the vlog "Becoming Filipino" is one step closer to becoming a Filipino citizen. Kyle Jennermann (Facebook) This, after the House of Representatives unanimously passed on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No.7185, or the prpposed Act granting Filipino citizenship...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has made it clear that the country’s officials aren't neglecting the crime situation. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (far right) leads the meeting with law enforcement officials on Feb. 27, 2023 (Speaker’s office) This, after Romualdez led a high-level meeting...
The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments has approved the accompanying bill and committee report of Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 6, which called for the formation of a hybrid constitutional convention (con-con) in the bid to revise the 1987 Constitution. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO...
