A recently filed measure in the House of Representatives institutionalizes a 13th month pay for all government workers--including job order and contractual employees--if and when it gets enacted. (MANILA BULLETIN) Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar authored House...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva and fellow majority member Senator JV Ejercito have welcomed the decision of their House colleagues to drop the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) as contributors to the controversial Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF)....
The first bill filed in the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress has been approved on second reading by congressmen. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Also known as House Bill (HB) No.1, the proposed Government Financial Institutions (GFIs) Unified Initiatives To...
The proposed Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers (BHW) has been approved on second reading in the House of Representatives. (PPAB) The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.6557, was approved via simple voice vote during plenary session Wednesday, Dec. 7. The House Committee on Local...
The House of Representatives has passed on second reading a measure granting free legal assistance to uniformed personnel of the government facing charges arising from an incident related to the performance of official duty. The House plenary (PPAB) Through a simple voice vote (ayes vs. nayes),...
Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo personally attended a technical working group (TWG) hearing Tuesday, Dec. 6 to personally see through one of her pet measures. Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Rep. Joey Salceda's Facebook) Taken up during the TWG...
The House of Representatives has given its penultimate approval to a measure seeking the emancipation of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from P58 billion worth of debt stemming from the award of agricultural lands under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). The House plenary...
Recognizing their hard work and dedication to duty, Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, Dec. 5, praised the officials and employees of the House of Representatives for their valuable contribution in advancing the chamber’s legislative agenda. Speaker Martin Romualdez speaks to the officials and...
Iligan City lone district Rep. Celso Regencia has become the 67th member of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) in the House of Representatives. Speaker Martin Romualdez (far left) administers the oath to Iligan City lone district Rep. Celso Regencia (3rd from right), Aklan Gov. Jose...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said Saturday, Dec. 3 that he would welcome further discussion on House Bill (HB) No.6398 or the proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) from the upper chamber. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and Senator Imee Marcos (Facebook) This, after presidential...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez says Moody’s Investors Service’s positive forecast for the Philippines in 2023 confirms that the country is "on the right track" under President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr....
The House bill (HB) seeking to establish the proposed Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP) has been approved on second reading. (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) During House plenary session Tuesday evening, Nov. 29, House Committee on Health Chairman and Batanes lone district...
