House leaders air admiration for Pnoy, sympathies for his family More key leaders of the House of Representatives have come out to express sincere sympathies to the family of the late former President Benigno “Pnoy” Aquino III whom they extolled as a great leader of the country. Deputy Speakers...
Malampaya gas turbine Malampaya gas fields are in danger of being completely depleted as early as next year and will pose energy problems in time for next year’s political exercise. House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate revealed this information allegedly coming...
In an apparent reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning on jab rejection, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged the Department of Health to further boost government’s pro-vaccination messaging by lifting stringent safety protocols for vaccinated people by allowing them to play...
Camarines Sur Representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte on Saturday, June 19, pushed for the passage of the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Bill that aims to prohibit and criminalize discrimination on various fronts. Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. LRay Villafuerte His bill was among the several...
Groups representing overseas Filipino workers on Thursday, June 17 are united in asking government to lift stringent rules for arriving OFWs in the country even as they batted for the application of the Cebu airport public health and safety protocol for balikbayans and OFWs arrivals. This developed...
Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday, June 16 said the Senate Committee on Finance will start deliberations on the proposed Bayanihan 3 bill once Congress resumes sessions in July. Angara, chairman of the Senate finance panel, said July would be the best time to tackle the measure as the Bayanihan to...
The House Committee on Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on Wednesday, June 16 approved in principle the distribution of P750 monthly health grant to all PWDs to augment their daily subsistence as they face the devastating effects of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID 19) crisis. Approval came...
The House Committees on Government Enterprises and on Local Government on approved on Tuesday, June 15, the proposed establishment of a "Boracay Island Development Authority" or BIDA, despite the reservation of local government executives, some lawmakers, and Cabinet agencies. Boracay Island (Tara...
Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday, June 15 applauded the decision of International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to seek authorization to proceed with an investigation into the alleged the killing of thousands of suspected drug users and pushers in the “war on drugs” campaign of the...
The House Committee on Justice on Tuesday, June 15, tackled the application of two businessmen engaged in offshore gambling for naturalization. House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Alvin Kasiban) 1-PACMAN Party-List Representative Enrico Pineda pushed for the approval of his two...
ACT CIS Partylist Rep. Rowena Niña Taduran called on the Inter-agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) and the Department of Health to observe the practice of other countries in easing travel restrictions for returning Filipino who are fully vaccinated. Taduran said IATF and DOH...
Lawmakers on Monday, June 14 grilled Department of Education officials for their alleged refusal to comply with the law that withdrew from the department the responsibility of procuring and developing books. DepEd has continued to take charge of book procurement even as the agency absorbed public...