The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) is “very close” to filing plunder charges against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez over alleged irregularities in the national budget, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Friday, July 17. “We’re very close to filing the plunder...
Congressmen past and present, and from both sides of the political fence have condemned a Chinese media outlet 's "racist and dehumanizing" depiction of Filipinos as monkeys. The House "Young Guns" blocwhich is part of the majority--released on Friday, July 17 a joint statement to denounce the...
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III is pushing to make digital literacy a mandatory part of basic education in the country, saying it is a protective tool for Filipino children in the age of social media. “Hindi po natin puwedeng i-asa sa pagbabawal lamang ang kaligtasan ng ating mga anak...
House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil says the institution is on the same page with President Marcos regarding the effort to make this year 's State of the Nation Address (SONA) an austere event, yet again. Garafil, in a chance interview with reporters Thursday, July 16, reiterated that the...
The House of Representatives says it "deeply condoles" with the family of the victim who died in the tragic traffic incident involving a Toyota Land Cruiser in Mandaluyong City. Resorts said that the subject vehicle bore a sticker of the legislative chamber. "Kaisa po kami sa kanilang...
The Senate Impeachment Court is set to hear this week the oral arguments on the requested subpoenas for Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), as well as documents coming from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and from other establishments...
The Senate Impeachment Court has granted the House prosecution panel’s request to summon Zuleika Lopez, Chief of Staff of the Office of the Vice President, to appear at next week’s scheduled trial. Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero ordered the issuance of a...
Senator-judge Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, July 8, managed to question the defense panel if indeed Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged threats against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., his wife First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was prompted...
The House of Representatives ' own think tank reckoned that the Philippines ' economic growth can be maintained and even bolstered if the bicameral legislature manages to pass pending priority measures of the Marcos administration. These measures have been grouped together as Legislative...
Not all pro-workers groups in the House of Representatives saw the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announcement of a P85 daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers in Metro Manila as a negative. Trabaho Party-list, represented by Cong. Johanne Bautista in the 20th Congress,...
"We should not stifle innovation, but we regulate the risk." With this simple line, Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Javier Miguel "Javi" Benitez became the best salesman for the proposed Artificial Intelligence Development and Regulation Act--one of the most consequential measures being...
House members sounded highly skeptical of the World Bank 's (WB) declaration that the Philippines has attained upper-middle-income status, as they noted most Filipino families continued to struggle financially. Caloocan City 2nd district Rep. Edgar "Egay" Erice says that the...
