House deputy speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez on Saturday, June 12, said the Supreme Court’s (SC) self-imposed deadline of two years to resolve pending cases would result in speedy case disposition and dispensation of justice. rufus rodriguez-facebook “I laud Chief...
Albay Representative Joey Salceda on Saturday, June 12, said the essence of independence is the power to dream and achieve them. ‘’For me, we are not yet free -- from the pandemic of poverty, pandemic of low expectations of what our nation can accomplish. Filipinos continue to struggle for...
Known for his distrust of the media, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday apologized to a Manila-based newspaper for undermining the veracity of its report on the 370 respirators which were left rotting at the warehouse of the Department of Health (DOH) in the middle of the...
The chairman of the House Committee on Good Government on Thursday, June 10 condemned the killing of promising footballer Kieth Absalon and his cousin, Nolven Absalon, even as he urged the family and friends of the victims to reject as “grossly insufficient” the offer of apology and...
Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar on Wednesday, June 9 underscored the importance of launching the anti-COVID-19 vaccination for the country’s essential workers. Villar said Las Pinas City has started jabs for essential workers or individuals tagged under the A4 category,...
House lawmakers on Wednesday grilled the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on why it accepted funding from the Bloomberg external international groups, in exchange for the issuance of pre-defined policies against the tobacco industry, which is prohibited under the law. During the House Committee...
Maguindanao 2nd District Representative Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu is pushing that all local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines be required to allocate suitable land spaces for the establishment of public cemeteries for Filipino Muslims. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) In filing on Monday, June...
The House of Representatives on Monday, June 6 honored the late former Occidental Mindoro Rep. Amelita Calimbas-Villarosa, the first woman deputy speaker of the chamber, in necrological services held at the Batasan Pambansa plenary hall. Villarosa, former executive vice president of Lakas-Christian...
Camarines Sur Representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte said Saturday, June 5, that the "lousy" working relationship of the House of Representatives with Malacañang and the Senate has led to the "fiasco" of the proposed third Bayanihan law "not likely to see the light of day". Villafuerte expressed...
The House of Representatives has elected Paranaque City Rep. Joy Myra Tambunting a member of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET), replacing the late Antipolo City Rep. Resurreccion Acop. The Lower Chamber also elected on Wednesday, June 2 Probinsyano Ako Rep. Jose “Bonito”...
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill requiring environmental insurance coverage for environmentally-critical projects (ECP) in order to protect the country’s ecology and natural resources. With 247 voting in the affirmative and zero in the negative, the...
Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Mike Defensor on Thursday, June 3 warned government hospitals against violating the Bayanihan 2 law by denying health workers cash incentives granted them by Congress. Defensor disclosed that he has received complaints from several health workers in various public...
