Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's wish for Filipinos this holiday season is for them to "never lose sight of the lessons of Christmas" amid their many problems. Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo "My husband, Mike, and I...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is prodding the Senate to act on bills calling for the institutionalization of a Magna Carta for barangay health workers (BHWs). Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) This, after the other legislative chamber--the House of...
One thousand one hundred and fifty. House Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe (PPAB) That's how many bills and resolutions the House of Representatives was able to process in 41 session days from July 25 to Dec. 15, 2022, according to House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has expressed confidence that the proposed Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act will become a law in 2023, in the current 19th Congress. (Recha Oktaviani/ Unsplash) This, as the House Committee on Ways and Means chairman noted the steady movement of the measure among...
Transparency isn't a mere afterthought in the proposed Philippine sovereign wealth fund, dubbed the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). (MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave this assurance to Filipinos Sunday, Dec. 18, or just three days removed from the MIF Bill's passage on third and...
A "patriot" and "revolutionary". Jose Maria Sison (Wikipedia) That's how the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives described the late Jose Maria "Joma" Sison, founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). "The Makabayan bloc in Congress extends its condolences to the...
Independent minority solon, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has finally explained his negative vote on the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Bill during the House of Representatives' final session day of the year. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from Facebook live) "No avalanche...
Congress has achieved a rare feat with Friday afternoon's signing of the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023, according to House Speaker Martin Romualdez. From left to right: Senate President Migz Zubiri, President Ferdinand "Bongbong Marcos Jr., and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s...
Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos can't help but feel proud to be part of the House of Representatives, which he described as a "productive institution". Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Marcos took to his Facebook to pat his...
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading at least 19 of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s reported 32 priority measures under the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC). House Speaker Martin Romualdez...
As expected by many, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading on Thursday night the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), which, if enacted, will serve as the Philippine sovereign wealth fund. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed MIF, embodied in House Bill...
The House of Representatives approved on second reading Thursday afternoon, Dec. 15, the measure creating the Philippine sovereign wealth fund, dubbed the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed MIF, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.6608,...
