PEACE-MAKER In previous columns, we shared stories of our visits to Lebanon — first in the early 1970s, during our time as a young entrepreneur in the Middle East and North Africa, and later in 2019, where we engaged in discussions with senior leaders of parliament and of political parties...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa says he has no problems if his office will not be given billions worth of funds for AKAP (Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program) under the 2025 national budget, adding that he will not even accept it. "I will not take it. Kahit na hirap ako sa eleksyon, kahit na wala akong...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's office) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte believes there is a good chance that current village and youth officials would remain in office longer, as...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated his commitment to advocating for disaster preparedness and recovery programs in his job as leader of the House of Representatives. Romualdez had...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Members of the House "Young Guns" bloc are seeking an investigation on the alleged misuse of public funds and irregularities in the operations of the offices of the mayor and vice...
Hungarian Member of Parliament Zsolt Németh (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) Speaker Martin Romualdez welcomed on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 15 the delegation of the Hungarian Member of Parliament at the House of...
(File photo) Congressmen who took part in the Murang Pagkain Super-committee's hearing Wednesday, Jan. 15 were exasperated by the Department of Agriculture's (DA) move of setting the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for rice at an...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) The measure seeking to reorganize the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) into the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDEV), and reconstitute the NEDA Board into the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A measure that seeks to expand the coverage of senior citizens’ privileges and benefits--including the introduction of new discounts--has been approved at the committee level in the House of Representatives. The House Committee on...
Ilocos Sur 1st district Rep. Deogracias Victor Savellano (Facebook) The House of Representatives adopted during plenary session Monday, Jan. 13 a measure expressing its “profound condolences” to the family of the late agriculture...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The leadership of the House of Representatives is doubling down on its mission statement to help bring down the cost of food and electricity via its investigations at the tail end of the 19th...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) Oversight will be the overriding theme in the House of Representatives for the final stretch of the current 19th Congress, particularly on the matter of costly food and...
