Some lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Monday, September 6, welcomed the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases' decision to place Metro Manila under the general community quarantine (GCQ) as this would help the government learn how to deal with...
Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday said he is considering running for the top government position in the upcoming May 2022 national elections saying there has to be a candidate whose leadership is “Christ-centered” and “Bible-based.” Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano Cayetano said...
It must have felt like home for Olympic medalists Hidilyn Diaz and Eumir Felix Marcial after they finally received the keys to their very own house and lot in their hometown in Zamboanga City, it was revealed Monday, Sept. 6. Photo courtesy of Western Mindanao Command Photo courtesy of Western...
Leaders of the House of Representatives are batting for the increase in compensation of persons wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for a crime they did not commit. Prison cells Deputy Speakers Michael Romero (1PACMAN Partylist) and Evelina Escudero (2nd District, Sorsogon) called for the immediate...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has expressed its gratitude to lawmakers for the swift proceedings of the House Appropriations Committee on its proposed P3.79 billion budget for the fiscal year 2022. Department of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, together with the DOT family and Rizal 1st...
The Philippine Pavilion is one of only two national participations bestowed with a special award at the ongoing international exposition ART FEST BIENNIALLY Architects Sudarshan V. Khadka Jr. and Alexander Eriksson Furunes receiving the National Participation Award from Kazuyo Sejima (Japan),...
The House Committee on Appropriations quickly terminated on Friday, September 3, its deliberations on the P8.18-billion proposed 2022 budget of the Office of the President (OP) -- a move objected and questioned by opposition lawmakers. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) The committee was only...
Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario Victor Leonen will have to contend with another impeachment complaint next year when the current leadership in the House of Representatives is no longer in power. Atty. Larry Gadon “We can try another impeachment case next year in a more receptive House...
The House Committee on Justice on Thursday, Sept 2 unanimously approved the grant of Philippine citizenship to Elizabeth Eder Zobel de Ayala, a Colombian socio-civic entrepreneur and wife of Ayala Corp. Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala. Elizabeth Eder Zobel de Ayala addressing the...
The House of Representatives finally put to rest on Wedneday, Sept. 1 the impeachment case filed against Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario Victor F. Leonen. 2D2C4968-9979-40D6-B491-3BDF053A42C3 With 165 congressmen voting in the affirmative and one in the negative, the Lower Chamber adopted...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday ruled out dissolving the House of Representatives for a general election anytime soon given Japan's current severe COVID-19 situation, local media reported. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (Xinhua) Suga also said the ruling...
With 202 affirmative votes and zero negative votes, the House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 31 approved on final reading a bill exempting from all taxes the importation of critical medical supplies, essential goods, inputs, raw materials and equipment urgently needed during times of public...
