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...
Rookie solon Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez has filed a bill pushing for the postponement of the Dec. 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BKSE). Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez (MANILA BULLETIN) As part of the initial salvo of bill filings in the 19th Congress, Gomez...
Neophyte lawmaker and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel filed 10 House bills (HBs) and 10 House Resolutions (HRs) last June 30, or the first day for the fifiling of measures for the 19th Congress. Top-billing the measures is a request for the House to look into the alleged fraud during the May...
ACT-Teachers Rep. France Castro of the militant Makabayan bloc has filed a total of 39 House bills (HB) and one House Joint Resolution (HJR) since June 30. Rep. France Castro (Photo from congress.gov.ph) Castro kicked off the 19th Congress with a slew of measures that included an attempt to revive...
Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. filed a bill seeking to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) into the Ferdinand E. Marcos International Airport. Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. (FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Bill (HB) No. 610 was filed on...
Neophyte congressman, Rep. Sandro Marcos of Ilocos Norte's 1st district has hit the ground running in the House of Representatives. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (left) and his father, President Bongbong Marcos (Facebook) Rep. Marcos, the eldest son of President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
With the question on the House Speakership in the 19th Congress practically settled with the expected ascension of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, the focus now shifts to who will be the House Majority Leader. But what makes the position so important? For all intents and purposes, the...
Three members of the House of Representatives have proposed a bill creating a Medical Reserve Corps again to assist the country’s health system in times of public health emergencies. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Under House Bill (HB) No. 2 or the Act Instituting the Medical Reserve Corps and...
Don't talk, just listen. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) gives his son Sandro a hug (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) That's basically the advice that Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos received from his esteemed father and uncle as he begins his journey in the House of...
The Absolute Divorce Bill or House Bill (HB) No. 78 has been re-filed by human rights lawyer and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman, he said on Sunday, July 3. Rep. Edcel Lagman (File Photo) The re-filed bill in question seeks to reinstate “absolute divorce as an alternative mode for the...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House As part of our continuing effort to promote dialogue, understanding and cooperation in Asia and the international community, we in the International Conference of Asian Political Parties will conduct this year special conferences...
Art Association of the Philippines to turn 200-square-meter lot in Tagaytay into an art house A visual manifesto is rising on a 200-square-meter lot in Metro Tagaytay, a tiny two-story with big dreams, a testament by artists for artists who will finally have their forever home, a yearning that...
