House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto lll should recommend to Malacañang the conduct of special sessions in Congress to approve bills that would suspend excise taxes on fuel, the prices of which have been skyrocketing as of late. House Speaker Lord Allan...
Sen. Manny Pacquiao, presidential candidate of PROMDI Party and PDP-Laban (Pimentel Wing), is willing to cancel sorties and other campaign operations to join a special session of Congress for the enactment of a bill that would propose the reduction or suspension of excise taxes on fuel. Sen. Manny...
So critical is the issue on skyrocketing pump fuel prices that Congress should be allowed to hold special sessions in order to help remedy the situation. House Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Speaker and 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero made this pitch to...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate slammed the oil industry’s continuous price hikes. Rep. Zarate (Photo from congress.gov.ph/ MANILA BULLETIN0 As of Tuesday, Feb. 15, another oil price hike took effect, increasing the price per liter by P1.20 for...
Anakalusugan partylist Rep. Mike Defensor has expressed concern over the possible surge of new human immunodeficiency virus or HIV infections which could be brought by the disruptions in public health services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Defensor on Sunday called on the next members of the Congress...
Presidential aspirant Leody "Ka Leody" de Guzman will impose hefty tax on the country's wealthiest individuals if elected in the position in a bid to resolve inequality and help the people. During Kapisanan ng Broadkaster ng Pilipinas' presidential forum on Friday, de Guzman said he will impose...
Senatorial aspirant and former Quezon City Mayor Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Monday urged Congress and Malacañang to ensure the passage of the Marawi Compensation Bill into law before President Duterte’s term ends. “I call on our lawmakers and the President to already pass the Marawi...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is pushing for the enactment of a law raising the age of sexual consent in determining statutory rape from the current 12 years old to 16. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo, an opposition leader, posted on Facebook she would prioritize...
Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is urging his fellow lawmakers to defer the Charter Change (Cha-Cha) to the next Congress as the House of Representative is already running out of time to tackle its resolution. He made the appeal Tuesday, Dec. 18, after the House already...
The Senate will resume sessions on Monday, January 17, and tackle more than 30 measures that are either pending for approval on third and final reading, for interpellation and for sponsorship. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said that among the priority measures that the Upper...
President Duterte on Tuesday, Jan. 4, blamed vice presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan for the heightened criminality in the country because of a particular law the latter authored. Senator Francis Pangilinan and President Rodrigo Duterte (Senate/Malacañang photos) According to Duterte,...
Deputy Speaker and Basilan Representative Mujiv Hataman on Thursday, Dec. 30 announced the dramatic increase in funds for Basilan State College (BASC) - soon to be Basilan State U - for the year 2022 in the P5.024 trillion national budget. The increase in the budget of the State University and...
