Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda on Wednesday, Feb. 9, endorsed the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo because “she’s good for our economy” and “she has no vested interest to protect.” Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda raises the hand of Vice President Leni Robredo...
The sheer volume of smuggled and misdeclared fruits flooding the country’s wet markets has reached alarming proportions, Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda has stated. Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda2 Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Made, expressed dismay over the unabated...
Three House of Representatives committees were asked on Monday, Dec. 13 to conduct a congressional inquiry into the reported fraudulent bank transactions that have allegedly victimized depositors of BDO Unibank Inc. House of Representatives facade Bayan Muna Representatives Carlos Isagani Zarate,...
The House Committee on Ways and Means approved on Monday, Nov. 19 legislative proposals increasing to ten percent from five percent the rate of discounts on water and electricity bills of senior citizens. Senior Citizens In a hearing, the House panel chaired by Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda granted...
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill that will help guarantee the effectiveness of loans secured by government under the Official Development Assistance. Infrastructure project Principally authored by Makabayan lawmakers, House Bill 10322 was...
The House Committee on Ways and Means approved Thursday, Nov. 11 the proposal to reduce or suspend excise taxes on petroleum products but not on premium gasoline with highest octane mix. Gasoline up The House panel chaired by Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda approved a substitute bill...
The House Committee on Ways and Means is leaning towards the approval of a bill that would suspend for six months the excise taxes on diesel and kerosene and reduce similar imposition on gasoline. Gasoline pump picture In an initial discussion of six legislative measures containing various...
A principal author of the law that imposed excise taxes on fuel is now seeking the reduction of the much-criticized imposition but with an effectivity of just six months - from December 1, 2021 to June 1, 2022. Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda Albay Rep. Joey Sarte-Salceda, chairman of the House...
The procurement of Molnupiravir, an anti-viral pill that its developer Merck & Co.boasts as a potential game changer in the fight against COVID-19, will have to be considered in amending the proposed 2022 national budget. Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda Albay Rep. Joey Sarte-Salceda aired this...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, Sept. 21 approved on third and final reading a bill that will impose value added tax on all digital and electronic transactions for goods and services. Netflix logo With 167 affirmative and six negative votes, House Bill 7425 was approved on final reading....
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill that would further plug loopholes in the current Anti-Money Laundering Law by penalizing smuggling of foreign currency and other monetary instruments in bulk. Dollar Smuggling With 197 affirmative and zero negative votes,...
The proposed Hidilyn Diaz Act easily hurdled second reading passage in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 24. Hidilyn Diaz 2 House Bill 9990 seeks to clarify all laws on the imposition of taxes for bonuses, rewards, donations, gifts and other forms of emoluments granted to national...
