The plenary hall of the House of Representatives is sporting a new look in time for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25. House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza led on Wednesday, July 20, the unveiling of the newly-renovated plenary...
Over P100 million in taxpayer's money. The newly-renovated House plenary hall (Facebook) That's roughly how much the House of Representatives has spent in renovating Batasang Pambansa Complex ahead of the 19th Congress, which will begin in earnest on Monday, July 25. That day, on that venue,...
A "no fly zone" will be implemented over Batasang Pambansa Complex come Monday, July 25, the day of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA). The main building of the Batasang Pambansa Complex (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was confirmed in a...
When it comes to Philippine politics, readers of the Manila Bulletin are quite savvy--but always in a hurry. So much in a hurry that most of them may not have realized that some 150 or nearly half of the House of Representatives members in the 19th Congress are either complete neophytes or...
Teachers and education workers held a protest of action in front of the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Monday, July 18, urging Congress to “prioritize” the legislation of House Bill 203 and House Bill 1783 to increase teachers’ salaries as well as the national budget for...
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles introduced a bill to Congress to establish the Sierra Madre Development Authority (SMDA) that would protect and conserve the 500-kilometer-long mountain range that protects Luzon from typhoons. (Forest Foundation Philippines / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
ACT-Teachers Rep. France Castro has refiled a House Bill (HB) seeking the decriminalization of libel. This, after the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed a cyber libel conviction versus Nobel Peace Prize awardee, journalist, and Rappler Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher...
The Senate seeks discussion on the direction and request of the Executive branch in terms of legislation, including proposals to rightsize government as the 19th Congress opens July 25. ‘’I shall seek clarification first with the DBM (Department of Budget and Management) and the DOF (Department...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Thursday renewed his push for the passage of the bill seeking to enhance the patients’ right to medical expense transparency saying it is one of his top priority measures in the 19 th Congress. Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid (Senator Lito Lapid / Facebook /...
Attention, rookie House members of the upcoming 19th Congress. Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left) and Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) At least two veteran lawmaker-colleagues of yours have shared priceless pieces of advice as to how you should...
Some senators are in agreement with the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) plan to streamline the bureaucracy, and remove or merge government agencies whose functions are already overlapping or are redundant. Returning Senators Loren Legarda and Francis “Chiz” Escudero said they...
A joint legislative measure imposing stricter penalties on the consumption of alcoholic beverages by what they call “unqualified users”--minors and persons with mental and physical disabilities--has been filed in the House of Representatives. (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Currently, the legal age...
