Three months. That's how much time it took the House of Representatives to complete its mission of approving a bill that would pave the way for their pipe dream of Charter Change (Cha-cha). This bill took the form of House Bill (HB) No.7352, or the proposed Act implementing Resolution of Both Houses...
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading on Tuesday afternoon, March 14 a measure espousing rightsizing in government, which is a priority of the Marcos administration. House Bill (HB) No.7240, or the proposed National Government Rightsizing Program, received 292...
A measure espousing rightsizing in government--one of the main calls of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.--has been passed on second reading in the House of Representatives. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Approved on second reading during plenary session Wednesday, March 8 was House...
The House of Representatives is now just one step away from completing its Charter change (Cha-cha) mission in the current 19th Congress. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, after the 314--strong lower chamber approved on second reading on Tuesday night, March 7 House Bill...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading the measure creating a value-added tax (VAT) refund program for foreign tourists. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Passed on the strength of 304 affirmative votes during plenary session Monday night, March 6 was...
With 307 congressmen voting in the affirmative and just one in the negative, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to establish evacuation centers in every city and municipality in the country. (Unsplash) Under House Bill (HB) No.7354, these...
Here's some potential good news for Filipino seafarers. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives gave its final approval to the proposed “Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers", embodied in House Bill (HB) No.7325, during plenary session late Monday afternoon, March 6. The...
On the strength of 307 "yes" votes, the House of Representatives easily passed on third and final reading on Monday afternoon, March 6 a measure seeking to institutionalize the online voter registration. (Unsplash) The proposal, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.7241, also sought to strengthen the...
No surprise here. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on third and final Monday, March 6 Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6, which calls for the creation of a constitutional convention (con-con) for the purpose of introducing...
The proposed measure creating the Negros Island Region (NIR)--a pipe dream of Negrense solons--was approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives on Monday afternoon, March 6. (Wikipedia) Garnering 290 affirmative votes during nominal voting was House Bill (HB) No. 7355,...
The proposal to create the Negros Island Region (NIR) in the Visayas has moved one step closer to fruition. (Wikipedia) This, after the House of Representatives approved on second reading 15 individual bills calling for the creation of the NIR during plenary session Wednesday night, March 1. Passed...
After just three days worth of plenary debates, Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6, which calls for the creation of a constitutional convention (con-con), has been passed on second reading by the House of Representatives. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The second-reading approval of RBH...
