The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is moving closer to a more secure and self-reliant energy future following President Marcos ' announcement during his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) where BARMM will co-manage two petroleum service contracts with the...
Despite the inclement weather and most of House employees working from home, the House Committee on Ways and Means approved on Monday afternoon, Aug. 10 a bill raising the annual taxable income exemption ceiling to P350,000 from P250,000. On top of this, the panel, chaired by Marikina City 2nd...
President Marcos shared that his sister, Irene Marcos-Araneta, has been helping him choose his Barong Tagalog, including the one he wore for his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). In his recent vlog, Marcos made the revelation when asked who chose his attire for the SONA held on July 27. The...
President Marcos has revealed that he personally wrote the first and final parts of his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), which turned out to be among the most applauded portions of his latest public address. Marcos bared this in his latest vlog on Saturday, Aug. 8, saying he remained...
PHILRECA Party-list Rep. Presley de Jesus has placed the onus on the Department of Energy (DOE) to end its habit of allowing generation companies to build power plants wherever they choose. This, as De Jesus cited in a recent House Committee on Energy hearing that strategic siting near existing...
President Marcos has vowed continued government action on hunger and health concerns raised by young Filipinos after his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying the administration would do what it could to address the problems brought to his attention. In a post-SONA vlog, Marcos responded...
House members sought clarification on the highly technical nature of system loss on Wednesday, Aug. 6 as the Committee on Energy held its first hearing to discuss issues and concerns surrounding the proposed abolition of system loss charges from electricity bills. Pangasinan 2nd district Rep. Mark...
Top leaders from the House of Representatives have filed a measure seeking to exempt electricity consumers from paying the 12 percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on the much-panned system loss charges. Filed by Senior Deputy Speaker South Cotabato Cotabato 2nd district Rep. Ferdinand Hernandez and...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Tobias "Toby" Tiangco has joined the legislative effort to increase the annual income tax exemption threshold from ₱250,000 to ₱350,000, which no less than President Marcos sought in his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA). Tiangco filed House Bill (HB) No....
The House leadership has filed its version of the measure that would finally get rid of the unreasonable systems loss charges from electricity bills--which is one of President Marcos ' marching orders in his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA). The proposed House Bill (HB) No. 10430 or...
Implementation of existing policies, not new promises, will determine President Marcos ' legacy, governance advocates said. Democracy Watch, a citizen-led democratic initiative of think tank Stratbase, said Marcos faces mounting pressure to prove that his administration can deliver tangible...
President Marcos received standing ovations for his State of the Nation Address (SONA) remarks on scrapping systems loss charges and his nationalistic stand on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. For Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan, the Chief Executive made one more...
