Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel has called for the Department of Energy (DOE) to assure the “seamless transfer” of Malampaya’s day-to-day gas business amid calls for a probe of Shell Petroleum B.V.’s $460 million operator switch to Udenna Corp. “We are counting on a smooth handover...
The House Committee on Health, through the initiative of ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Rowena 'Niña' Taduran, will investigate the questionable sale of two lots belonging to the Philippine Orthopedic Center to a couple at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic despite a court ruling against it. The...
PEACE-MAKER (PART II) Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. (Remarks on Nov. 8, 2021 at the 20th founding anniversary celebration of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), which is composed of some 350 ruling, opposition and independent political parties from...
Stressing that there is “no price tag on environmental sustainability", Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine “Nene” Sato batted for the prioritization of bills ensuring environmental protection and biodiversity pending in Congress. Forest Sato said provinces such as Occidental Mindoro should...
Many families will go bankrupt if Congress will continue to ignore warnings aired by various groups against the grant of legislative franchises to firms operating e-sabong betting in the country. Former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano Former House Speaker and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano...
Glaiza de Castro (Instagram) Kapuso star Asia's Acting Gem Glaiza De Castro has just arrived from a trip to Europe where she stayed for several months with her boyfriend Irish businessman David Rainey. But what excited her the most was meeting the parents of her boyfriend the first time. During an...
President Duterte met with several lawmakers in Malacañang on Tuesday night, Nov. 16, Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles has confirmed. media "It was an informal and relaxed gathering with lawmakers, many of whom are friends of the President dating back to his...
Plenary session in the House of Representatives adjourned early Tuesday, Nov. 16 amid rumors of an impending coup aimed at ousting Speaker Lord Allan Velasco.and Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. Majority Leader Martin Romualdez and Speaker Lord Allan Velasco Romualdez...
The House Committees on Government Enterprises and Privatization, and Basic Education and Culture has approved the "Traditional Arts in Mindanao and Sulu" bill on Thursday, November 11. House Bill No. 1580 primarily proposes the creation of the Institute of Sulu and Mindanao Traditional Arts or...
That purple dress alone is worthy of an Oscar! For months, “House of Gucci” has been teasing fans all over the world with stylish images that many may have forgotten that it is a crime drama film. And with the UK premiere of the Ridley Scott film, stars didn’t disappoint again when it comes...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Monday, Nov. 8 lauded government’s mass vaccination strategy triggering lower infection rate not only in Metro Manila but in the entire country. Addressing employees of the House of Representatives during the first flag raising ceremony in nearly eight months,...
House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez of Leyte and Tingog Partylist Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez honored the brave early responders during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda that devastated Tacloban City and Eastern Visayas eight years ago. As the nation remembers the eight-year Yolanda...
