Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has told the House Committee on Appropriations that the 2022 release of contingent funds by the Office of the President (OP) to the Office...
“There was nothing irregular or unauthorized” on the use of the 2022 confidential funds (CF) as the Office of the Vice President (OVP) has already complied with the required accomplishment reports for them, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, Aug. 30. (From...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Screenshot from YouTube live) The House Committee on Appropriations quickly terminated the deliberation on the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) proposed P2.3-billion budget for 2024 on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30. Vice...
From left to right: Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, and Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas Citing the million-peso overpayment and underpayment in military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension last year, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France...
The new Pagcor logo After seeking an inquiry on the Department of Tourism's (DOT) "Love the Philippines" campaign, Makabayan solons are also now calling for a House probe on the alleged "questionable procurement" of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation's (Pagcor) new logo. Filing House...
West Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) Militant Makabayan congressmen have filed a bill that seeks to declare July 12 of every year as "West Philippine Sea (WPS) Day". The measure was electronically filed on July 12, 2023, on the seventh anniversary of the Philippines' historic Permanent Court of...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is urging the House of Representatives to investigate what she calls the "covert flights" of United States (US) military planes in the Philippines. "These 'covert' flights of US planes all over...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Makabayan solons are insisting on the need for a House inquiry on the controversial "Love the Philippines" promotional video of the Department of Tourism (DOT). This, despite statements from the DOT that no public funds were spent on the making of the problematic video. In a still...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) Makabayan bloc solons have refiled a bill seeking a uniform scheme for the refund and rebooking of airline tickets in flights affected by prolonged natural disasters or pandemics. The proposal is embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8556, or the Pandemic Airfare...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (Facebook) There is no such thing as legislation via "Viber". The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives had this to say after learning that the Senate, led by Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, had revised the controversial Maharlika Investment...
Former senator Leila de Lima (Senate PRIB) Makabayan solons Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro have expressed disappointment over a Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court's (RTC) junking of former senator Leila de Lima's petition for bail. "We, in...
(Unsplash) The Makabayan bloc is up in arms over the Senate's attempt to reinclude pension handlers Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) in the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) as fund contributors. The militant congressmen said the senators did...
