A resolution expressing the House of Representatives' profound condolences to the family of the late former Batangas vice governor Richard “Ricky” Recto was adopted by the chamber on Wednesday night, Dec. 14. Former Batangas vice governor Ricky Recto (left) and Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto (Rep....
The House of Representatives adopted on Wednesday night, Dec. 14 a resolution commending weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz for again bringing honor to the country by winning three gold medals in the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships. Hidilyn Diaz (BDO) Held at the Gran Carpa Americas Corferias in...
The House of Representatives is waiting for the possible inputs of Presidential Chief Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile on the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Thus, said Manila 5th district Rep. Irwin Tieng, chairman of the House Committee on Banks and Financial Intermediaries. The panel is...
The House of Representatives has sent a "strong message" on its commitment to ensuring sustainable socio-economic development and progress in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Valenzuela City 1st district Rep. Rex Gatchalian (Facebook) This, according to Valenzuela 1st...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez, one of the prime movers of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Bill, has described one senator as "very, very enthusiastic" about the proposed Philippine sovereign wealth fund. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Senator Mark Villar Romualdez, speaking to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is nursing a cold as temperature in Brussels, Belgium dropped to as low as minus 3 degrees. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. attends the ASEAN-EU Business Summit in Brussels, Belgium on Dec. 13, 2022. (Malacañang Photo) This was disclosed by his...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez is leaving it up to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on whether or not the latter will certify the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) as an urgent piece of legislation. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr....
A neophyte congressman has underscored the importance of the Revised National Apprenticeship Program Bill, which was one of the 13 priority measures approved by the House of Representatives on Monday, Dec. 12. Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas (Facebook) The measure is contained in House Bill...
Taking the cue from lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic, the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Dec. 13, passed on the third and final reading a proposed measure that will establish the Health Emergency Auxiliary Reinforcement Team (HEART) under the Department of Health (DoH) to augment...
The proposed Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Act was approved on third and final reading on Monday, Dec. 12, by the House of Representatives. (Photo from DPWH) The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No. 6527, gained the chamber’s final approval with 254-3 votes from the House members. This was...
Anti-smuggling advocates lauded the approval on third and final reading by the House of Representatives of a bill seeking to declare as economic sabotage the smuggling of cigarettes and other tobacco products. “The approval of House Bill 3917 is a welcome development in this time that the country...
In one of the busiest one-day sessions in recent memory, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading Monday, Dec. 12, a total of 13 bills identified as priority measures by the Marcos administration. (MANILA BULLETIN) The 13 measures were earlier included in the Common...
