Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) (Facebook) A measure that seeks to facilitate the modernization of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) was filed in the House of Representatives Wednesday, Sept. 6. House Bill (HB) No.9060,...
Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes (Screenshot from YouTube live) How did Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) officials manage to give themselves huge salary hikes in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic? Anakalusugan Party-list...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) owes some P27 billion in payables to local hospitals, its President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. admitted on Wednesday, Sept. 6 to the House Committee on...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Screenshot from YouTube live) House Deputy Majority Leader and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo was up in arms over the cost of tomatoes at a Quezon City supermarket, which he said has reached P12.50 apiece. Tulfo...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Calling the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) "useless", ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is proposing to give the agency a budget of just P1 for the year 2024. "Napaka-useless nitong BPI na ito, ‘wag na bigyan ng...
DOTr Undersecretary Timothy Batan (Screenshot from YouTube live) An official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) admitted before the House Committee on Appropriations Monday, Sept. 4 that the government has "severely under-invested in transport...
(Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has underscored the supposed lack of training and continuing education among Philippine National Police (PNP) members that have led to botched operations. ...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo thanked Gilas Pilipinas for finding a way to win against rival China in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. "Congrats Gilas players. Salamat...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee says the Marcos administration can still reduce retail prices of rice to as low as P20 per kilo through sheer subsidization by the government. "Food security is a national security...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The judiciary is seeking an additional P6.7 billion for its budget next year, members of the House Committee on Appropriations learned on Thursday, Aug. 31. The judiciary made its...
PNP members (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) There are way fewer police officers involved in shenanigans and abuses this year compared to last year. Thus, said Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Benjamin Acorda Jr. during the 2024 budget...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez led on Wednesday, Aug. 31 the distribution of financial aid to some 2,000 drivers and student-beneficiaries in Malolos, Bulacan. Speaker Romualdez, head of the...
