The House Legislative Energy Action and Development (LEAD) Council has covered a lot of ground in terms of coming up with a wide range of legislative responses to this era of elevated fuel prices. To their credit, members of the House of Representatives actively participated in the three hearings...
Senator Joel Villanueva has called on banks to strictly implement the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) decision on waiving digital fund transfer fees alongside its loan relief measures for borrowers hit by the ongoing energy crisis. Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Committee on Banks,...
Detainee-turned-witness Ramil Madriaga 's passing revelation about Pharmally Pharmaceuticals before the House Committee on Justice could have damning implications against impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte. According to Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, Duterte may have...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, April 15 welcomed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for its decision not to make the use of GPS a compulsory requirement for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers participating in the...
Detainee-turned-witness Ramil Madriaga 's signing of a waiver on his bank secrecy rights marks a crucial point in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. According to Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, Madriaga 's bank secrecy waiver will allow the House...
The Commission on Audit (COA) says the Office of the Vice President (OVP) must return the disallowed P73.28 million worth of confidential funds that it spent in December 2022. This was learned by the House Committee on Justice Tuesday night, April 14 during its hearing for the determination of...
The House Committee on Justice members ' call for Vice President Sara Duterte to attend her own impeachment hearings is stronger than ever, particularly with the branding of witness Ramil Madriaga as the "weakest link" in the case. Lawyer-solons Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua and Bicol...
The supporters as well as the legal team of Vice President Sara Duterte are just "wasting paper" at this point. House Committee on Justice member, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon gave this retort on Friday night, April 10 on the fresh petition filed before the Supreme Court (SC) to halt the...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday, April 10, welcomed the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ' (BSP) proposal to depend on principles-based framework for salary-based personal loans as doing so actually puts borrowers ' actual capacity to pay as consideration in their lending decisions. ...
House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III has welcomed the Supreme Court 's (SC) apparent non-issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the Committee on Justice 's impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Dy, in a statement on Wednesday night, April 8, said: "We...
The House Committee on Justice has formally directed Ombudsman Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla to appear before the panel and submit respondent Vice President Sara Duterte’s official statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) as part of the ongoing impeachment proceedings. On Monday,...
Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua agrees with the notion that the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte is a testing ground for her "fitness" as chief executive, especially given her presidential aspirations in the 2028 elections. This, as Chua wondered what would happen if...
