The law that would extend free legal aid to uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police should provide strict guidelines to guarantee that only the innocent will be benefitted. Justice Scale Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said he fully...
President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to recall his previous decision for the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States won the support of two officials of the majority bloc in the House of Representatives. VFA exercise But not Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep....
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has acknowledged complaints on the delays in the issuance of passports and the difficulty of getting appointments for application and renewal. Philippine passports (Roy Mabasa/MANILA BULLETIN) During an inquiry of the House Committee on Overseas Workers'...
With 197 voting in the affirmative and zero negative and abstentions, the House of Representatives passed on third and final reading the bill that would authorize the stockpiling of strategic and critical drugs and other medical devices to address public health emergencies such as the on-going 2019...
About 100 Filipino seafarers went missing over the last three to four years, and the Philippine government is still clueless as to what happened to them. OWWA Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) administrator Hans Leo Cacdac revealed this Thursday, July 29, at the resumption of the House...
The legislative proposal providing for open access approach in the data transmission industry took a step forward towards enactment following its approval on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. All House members present during regular session on Wednesday, July 28 voted to pass...
A committee in the House of the Representatives has begun discussing the bills seeking to strengthen the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 (Republic Act No. 10627) and address the continued prevalence of bullying inside and outside of schools. (Jojo Riñoza/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) House Bills Nos....
Notwithstanding moves in the House of Representatives to confer two existing awards of commendation to Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, leaders want to create the Congressional Medal of Excellence (CME) for the newest sports pride of the country. Hidilyn Diaz 2 Speaker Lord Allan Velasco,...
'Snowdrop' stars Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo (Instagram) South Korea’s Blue House, or the presidential office, rejected a public petition to stop the filming and cancel the airing of the upcoming Korean drama “Snowdrop.” “Snowdrop” will star actor Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK’s...
The House of Representatives delivered on one of the legislative priorities listed by President Rodrigo Duterte in last Monday’s State of the Nation Address when it passed on third and final reading the bill proposing the establishment of the Philippine Virology Science and Technology Institute....
The minority bloc in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, July 28 painted a picture that contradicted what President Rodrigo Duterte described as the state of the nation on Monday. House of Representatives4 In the traditional “Contra SONA”, Minority Leader and Abang Lingkod Partylist Rep....
Senate Minority Leader on Wednesday, July 28 slammed some officials in the Duterte administration and lawmakers allied with the President for making a final push for the passage of measures advocating reforms in the 1987 Constitution saying this is like the "COVID-19 virus that resurrects...
