Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Legislative Franchises shouldn't rush the franchise renewal of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) so that the power distribution giant can respond...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House members' proposal to renew the franchise of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) for another 25 years has gained the support of the semiconductor organizations in the...
Members of the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) are scheduled to convene next week to assess the country’s economic targets. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the inter-agency body responsible for setting the government’s macroeconomic assumptions will hold a...
Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Leal Guo has claimed that the Chinese national that senators allege is her biological mother is actually her father’s mistress. Guo, in her five-paged personal letter addressed to the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality...
Senator Pia Cayetano has called for more transparency in the marketing and sale of tobacco and vape products, as well as the dangers they pose to public health. (Photo from the Office of Senator Pia Cayetano) “Children will mimic what they see and hear,” Cayetano, the World Health...
In light of the country's expected slower growth this year, the economic managers have adjusted downward the projected tax collections for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman confirmed to Manila Bulletin on Saturday, June 1,...
The Marcos administration is looking to ramp up the sale of government assets this year, data from the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) revealed. Based on the DBCC's quarter fiscal program approved last May 23, the national government expects to generate P42.12 billion in proceeds...
Sen. Grace Poe hailed the recent addition of newly accredited players for motorcycle taxis through the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). Motorcycle taxis wait for new passengers along EDSA in Mandaluyong City on Friday, May 3. The Land Transportation Franchising and...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) A veteran solon said that only "substantive and verified evidence" should be tackled by the House Committee on Legislative Franchises amid the contentious attempt to give the Manila...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said that Manila Electric Company's (Meralco) franchise renewal will allow scrutiny of the giant utility’s performance. “These franchise renewals, my view always is that we have to use this opportunity to review the performance of the grantee. And that's a good way of...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, May 27 said the Senate Committee on Women and Children may hold an executive session to hear more information about the identity of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo from intelligence officials. Hontiveros said the panel will...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, has allocated P500 million to help ensure stable and more reliable power supply for the province of Albay in Bicol. Ako Bicol Party-List Rep. Zaldy Co,...
