The Senate will merely focus on the proposed amendments on the economic provisions of the Constitution and nothing else when they start tackling the Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 on Monday, February 5, senators said. Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said that what the Senate will do is...
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (left), Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (Facebook) Senators should "walk the talk" on the "ceasefire" that they declared with the House of Representatives on the issue of...
House Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe has asked former president Rodrigo...
Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday, February 1 urged her brother President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to abandon the push for a People’s Initiative (PI) that he and his allies in the House of Representatives had started. Marcos said she cannot understand why the President has...
Rizal 1st district Rep. Jack Duavit (Facebook) Rizal 1st district Rep. Jack Duavit is optimistic that things will begin to "simmer down" between the House of Representatives and the Senate now that the senators have committed to take up...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives expects the Senate to stand by its word and approve Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) Ho. 6 by March to accelerate the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Jan. 31, thanked President Marcos for his continued trust and confidence but said she also respects her father’s and brothers’ opinions about the Chief Executive despite not agreeing with all of them. (From left) President...
Sen. Grace Poe said that the focus on the joint voting by Congress made the so-called People's Initiative for Charter change (Cha-cha) flawed at the onset and that the attention instead should have been on explaining the provisions that required amendments in the 1987 Constitution. Sen. Grace...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Will it be smooth sailing between the House of Representatives and the Senate from here on out? House Speaker Martin Romualdez welcomed on Wednesday...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has accused senators of holding potentially beneficial reforms "hostage" with their...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Wednesday, Jan. 31, that the Senate's review of the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution will begin next week. In an ambush interview, Zubiri said that they will create on Wednesday a subcommittee on constitutional amendments that will be headed...
Public officials and individuals behind the “fake” People’s Initiative (PI) should face accountability even after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) suspended the signature campaign, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said. "Kahit po suspendido ng Comelec ang pagtanggap ng mga pirma,...
