The Commission on Appointments (CA) has finally confirmed the promotion of the five Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) generals and flag officers and 85 Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials during a special session on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian,...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos candidly identified himself as belonging to a "political dynasty" on Wednesday, June 17, even as he led the push for the enactment of an anti-political dynasty bill. In a chance interview with reporters, Rep. Marcos acknowledged the...
The House of Representatives is preparing to launch a probe in aid of legislation on the tragic drowning of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) basketball team members Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili. According to Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V, the inquiry will be...
Top officials of the House of Representatives have welcomed on Wednesday morning, June 17 the formal election of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate President, with the ranking solons expressing faith in the latter 's steady hand as leader. House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has prepared calibrated responses for any protest actions amid the political development in the Senate that comes with the conduct of a special session of the Congress. While not receiving any serious threat, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr does not...
The official website of the House of Representatives (congress.gov.ph) was defaced on the afternoon of June 13, 2026, prompting an immediate cybersecurity response from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). The DICT 's Cybersecurity Bureau confirmed awareness of...
No confidential or sensitive government information were compromised following the reported defacement of the official website of the House of Representatives, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. In a statement issued Sunday, June 14, the agency said it became...
The House of Representatives is playing catch-up with the Senate when it comes to the proposed Citizen Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) Act, a budget transparency measure. But Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Migz Villafuerte, whose committee is handling the...
Navotas lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco is prodding the House of Representatives to launch a probe into the deaths of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) men 's basketball team members Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili, saying that the trust must come out. Tiangco, an alumnus of ADMU,...
The work of the legislative department must continue amid the challenges and problems facing the nation, the two top leaders of Congress said on Friday, June 12. Acting Senate President and Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian emphasized this in a statement as the country celebrates its...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted in March found lower net satisfaction ratings for the Senate and Supreme Court compared with November 2025, while the House of Representatives ' rating was largely unchanged. The survey was conducted from March 24 to 31 through face-to-face...
The House of Representatives has raised at least P9.29 million in donation pledges for the victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Sarangani and nearby provinces in Mindanao. This was shared by Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno during a press conference Thursday, June 11 by the House...
