The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading the measure allowing a shift of the country’s power generation from the use of coal to natural gas. Garnering 215 affirmative votes during plenary session...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co has committed to help the chamber pass the nine remaining Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) measures "I am fully committed to working hand-in-hand...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The two latest additions to the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) list are measures that have already been approved by the Speaker Martin Romualdez-led House of Representatives. This means that, at the start of the second...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives won't lose sight of swiftly approving the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024 or the national budget even as it tackles the four remaining priority bills of the Marcos administration that it has yet to pass. “With our firm...
Onions (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will hasten the passage of the proposed amendments to the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act upon the start of the second regular session of the 19th Congress later this month. Thus, promised House Speaker Martin Romualdez in a...
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan has assured Filipinos of the Marcos administration's strengthened socioeconomic platform that aims to get the Philippine economy back to a high-growth trajectory. *PRIORITY BILLS — President Marcos convenes the Legislative-Executive Development...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from right) converses with Cabinet officials and fellow lawmakers during the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting Wednesday, July 5 in Malacañang. (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives will pass within this year 20...
Twenty legislative measures were approved to be passed before the year ends. This was decided during the second Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting presided by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, July 5. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said the Senate has proposed to add nine bills for inclusion in the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) on top of the 42 bills already listed in the agenda. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri (Senate PRIB Photo) “It was a...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives capped on Wednesday night, May 31 a prolific first regular session wherein it processed 9,600 measures, including 33 deemed as priority bills of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In the 19th Congress....
The Senate has approved Senate Bill No. 2212 or the bill establishing regional specialty centers on third and final reading. The proposed Regional Specialty Centers Act is one of the priority measures in the Common Legislative Agenda of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is poised to approve two more priority measures of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. before the sine die adjournment of the first regular session this week. This will bring to 33 the number of bills approved on third...
