Amid the recent harassment of Filipino fishermen by the Chinese Coast Guard, Palawan 3rd District Rep. Edward Hagedorn’s proposed measure on the protection and preservation of the hotly-contested West Philippine Sea (WPS) gained steam among key government offices. Personnel of the Philippine...
The names of alleged big-time smugglers continue to reverberate in the halls of Philippine Congress, this time in the House of Representatives. Sultan Kudarat 2nd district Rep. Horacio Suansing Jr. (PPAB) Suldan Kudarat 2nd district Rep. Horacio Suansing Jr., during a House Committee on Ways and...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, will reveal information from “top-level intelligence” about agricultural smuggling in the country “at the proper time". The House Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey...
It's the House of Representatives' turn to look into the controversial onion price surge on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Onions at a Quezon City mall (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, as the Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by Quezon 1st district Rep. Mark Enverga will hold a briefing on...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, January 22 said he is open to having discussions on the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) that the current administration has already formally launched before global investors during President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s participation in the...
There is no need to recall the approval of House Bill (HB) No.6608 or the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman) Thus, said House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda on...
The House of Representatives leadership finds itself somewhat on the defensive regarding the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) upon the resumption of sessions tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 23. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) It all started Friday when Albay 2nd district...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We are saddened by the continuing economic crisis in Lebanon, which the World Bank has earlier described as “the most devastating multi-pronged crisis in its modern history.” The ongoing political deadlock in parliament has the...
A fisherfolk group called on the national government to certify House Bill 1112 or the National Farmers’ Day bill as urgent. The bill, which was filed by the Makabayan bloc, seeks to declare Jan. 22 of every year as a special working holiday to honor and remember the 13 farmers killed in...
The approval of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) must be recalled by the House of Representatives, independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Saturday, Jan. 21. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) This, after he got wind of a new MIF that was...
A dedicated lounge for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will soon be built at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3. OFWs at NAIA (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cesar Chiong, general manager of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) that operates NAIA, shared...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman wants to strengthen the administration and operational governance of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) by amending provisions of Republic Act (RA) No.7227. Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (Facebook) For this purpose, Roman penned and filed...
