Mayor Lani Cayetano welcomed the plan of the House of Representatives to transfer to Fort Bonifacio, Taguig but stressed the need for careful planning and addressing issues such as traffic. Cayetano attended the House Ad Hoc Committee meeting, headed by Rep. Luis Villafuerte. Speaker...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that the poll body is "always prepared" should a People's Initiative (PI) be pursued as a means to amend the existing Charter. In a text message to the Manila Bulletin, Garcia said that Comelec is always prepared even if the PI...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is the priority of President Marcos. House Speaker Martin Romualdez made sure to highlight this during his speech at the HOR-AFP Fellowship at the Tejeros Hall in Camp...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) For the first time in plenary, House Speaker Martin Romualdez laid out the plan to revisit discussions on Charter change (Cha-cha) in 2024, with the country's economic advancement being the primary...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives continues to hit its legislative targets ahead of schedule. This, as Speaker Martin Romualdez announced in a speech on Wednesday night, Dec. 13 that the chamber...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) House Senior Deputy Speaker Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales is looking at a People's Initiative (PI) as the mode that could actually launch Charter change (Cha-cha) efforts...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The measure that seeks to create a dedicated agency to address all water-related problems has been overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Approved on the strength of 254 affirmative votes against only...
The House plenary. (Speaker’s office) The proposed "Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) Act", which aims to bring to the fore Filipino-made products and services, has now been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. ...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the proposed Teaching Supplies Allowance Act, which seeks to raise the supplies allowance of public elementary and secondary teachers from the current P5,000 to...
Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz (left) and Lorraine Badoy (Facebook) SMNI program anchors Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz and Lorraine Badoy were allowed to walk free from detention in the House of Representatives on late Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 12 due to humanitarian...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With just two more session days to spare before holiday recess, the House of Representatives ratified on Monday night, Dec. 11 the harmonized version of the proposed P5.768-trillion...
The bicameral conference committee on Monday, December 11, has drafted the final version of the proposed P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024. The bicameral conference committee report on the 2024 General Appropriations Bill has been approved by the Senate and House...
