Unless Congress gets back the power of the purse, Filipinos may again expect lack of transparency and abbreviated deliberations resulting from the railroaded passage of the national budget. House of Representatives plenary House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate aired...
Members of the House of Representatives are pushing to restore Philippine history in the K to 12 curriculum. (Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The House Committee on Basic Education on Thursday, September 16, agreed to consolidate four bills seeking to mandate the teaching of national and...
The Commission on Human Rights' (CHR) appealed to lawmakers Thursday, September 16, for an increased budget in 2022. Commission on Human Rights CHR chairperson Jose Luis Martin "Chito" Gascon that while the constitutional body was given an increase in its funds for the salaries of its personnel,...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said on Thursday, September 16, that it will study and consider any request from the International Criminal Court (ICC) with regard to the launch of its investigation into the Duterte administration's "war" against illegal drugs. Commission on Human Rights...
It's now the senators against some members of the House of Representatives on the issue of the Senate's ongoing probe on the government's purchase of pandemic-related supplies. Senator Richard Gordon addresses members of the media in an online briefing on August 24, 2021. (MANILA BULLETIN...
President Duterte has commended the House of Representatives for conducting a "more sane" inquiry on the government's procurement of alleged overpriced coronavirus disease (COVID-19) supplies. The President thanked the Lower Chamber for allowing their guests to actually say their piece on the...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 15 approved on third and final reading the bill proposing to reset next year’s elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to May, 2025. House of Representatives plenary With 187 affirmative and zero negative votes House Bill...
The Philippines should take the Japanese government’s warning of possible terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia, the chairman of the House Committee on Strategic Intelligence said on Wednesday. Surigao Del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said it would be best for Philippine authorities to heed the warning...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, September 15, apologized to lawmakers over its decision not to extend the registration period for voters in the 2022 elections. Voters fill up their application forms while lining up at the Commission on Elections office in Manila to register for...
Administration lawmakers have proposed that health care workers and immunocompromised individuals be provided with booster shots of anti-COVID-19 vaccine for additional protection from the deadly disease. Healthcare workers Led by former Speaker and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, the...
At least 32 administration and opposition congressmen are pushing for a congressional inquiry into the Bureau of Quarantine’s (BoQ) allegedly “exorbitant” contract for the payment of P70 convenience fee for the issuance of International Certificates of Vaccination (ICVs) for COVID 19 to...
Members of the House of Representatives quizzed vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. over the reported delays in the signing of multi-party agreements (MPAs) for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines by local government units and the private sector. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on...
