he Congressional Communicators set up a booth of fun and games at the Consa Carnival last Oct. 14. Here, Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo is seen participating in the fair. (ConCom) Who says Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo doesn't know how to have fun? She did...
Leaders of the quad-committee filing the two bills penalizing extrajudicial killings (EJKs) and institutionalizing the ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) (PPAB) Amid criticisms that their ongoing probe is not primarily in aid of...
From left to right: Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez, Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera, 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez (Facebook) Several party-list groups that made their mark in the current 19th Congress or...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has formed the quinta-committee (quinta-comm), which is tasked to investigate the interdependent issues of smuggling and price manipulation of basic goods and...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero says he would rather say nothing on whether or not Vice President Sara Duterte will attend the Senate’s upcoming budget hearings. This, after...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee (Left) and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Screenshot from Facebook live) “We agreed to disagree, and all’s well that ends well.” This was Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin’s bookend...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) Speaker Martin Romualdez played up during plenary session on Wednesday night, Sept. 25 the contributions made by the House of Representatives, and Congress in general, to the economic...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (leftmost) administers the oath of office to Akbayan Party-list Rep. Percival Cendaña (Screenshot from Facebook live) Former commissioner of the National Youth Commission (NYC) Percival Cendaña, the first nominee of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) Speaker Martin Romualdez reaffirmed on Wednesday, Sept. 25, the House of Representatives’ commitment to push forward and fast-track the priority legislative agenda of the Marcos administration. During the 6th...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) After giving the Office of the Vice President (OVP) three chances to appear before the plenary, the House of Representatives tackled the OVP’s proposed budget for 2025 on the final day of budget...
Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, Sept. 25, that she will only attend the budget deliberations for the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed 2025 budget in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media during a...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, September 25, said they are confident that Congress would be able to pass the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 on time. Escudero and Romualdez made the assurance during a...
