The House leadership assured Filipinos Tuesday, Nov. 29 that it will pursue the retention of earmarked funds for the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) fuel subsidy and "Libreng Sakay" programs under the proposed 2023 national budget. (MANILA BULLETIN) “This is one of the pro-people provisions...
United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children Mama Fatima Singhateh visited the House of Representatives on Monday afternoon, Nov. 28. UNSR Mama Fatima Singhateh at the House plenary on Nov. 28, 2022 (PPAB) Singhateh's visit at the Batasamg Pambansa...
A House bill (HB) seeking to promote the country’s indigenous writing systems was unanimously approved on third and final reading Monday afternoon, Nov. 28. (Lucia Macedo/ Unsplash) With 251 "yes" votes, zero "no" votes, and zero abstentions, HB No.6069 finally hurdled the plenary after the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has filed a bill pushing for the creation of a sovereign wealth fund (SWFs) that will improve investment opportunities for Filipinos. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Photo from House of Representatives via Twitter) House Bill (HB) No. 6398, if enacted, would establish...
The implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) next year is expected to improve the country's Internet speed. (Headway/ Unsplash) Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez who noted that P1.5 billion worth of funds have been allocated to the Department of Information and Communications...
The House leadership is confident that the Senate will agree to the former's P77-billion institutional amendments to the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023, saying this would augment funds for education, health, transportation and other critical social services. House Speaker Martin...
House leaders have guaranteed the enactment of the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 before the end of the current year, possibly even before Christmas. The House contingent to the budget bicam meeting on Nov. 25, 2022 (Speaker's office) “We have sufficient time, we will finally...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez played the role of a good host Wednesday, Nov. 23, when Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived for his three-day official visit to the country. Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and House Speaker Martin Romualdez shared a light...
A House leader has underscored the importance of empowering informal settlers by making them active partners of the government in the planning and management of their own resettlement. Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Romualdez (HRep website) House Committee on Accounts Chairperson and Tingog...
The House of Representatives will be visited Wednesday, Nov. 23 by the top parliamentarian of Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue meet during the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Speaker's office) Hue, 65, is the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez made an important promise to the business community Tuesday, Nov. 22 during his speech at the 2022 Asia CEO Forum at Marriott Hotel in Pasay City. House Speaker Martin Romualdez addresses the 2022 Asia CEO Forum in Pasay City on Nov. 22, 2022 (Speaker's office) In...
The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution seeking to effectively boost cooperation between the Philippines and Vietnam through the establishment of the Philippine-Vietnam Parliamentarians’ Friendship Society. Vietnam National Assembly President Vuong Dinh Hue's welcome banner outside...
