(Left) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co and Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Facebook) Leaders of the Committee on Appropriations have called on their colleagues in the House of Representatives to prioritize the immediate passage of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez gave a stern message to critics of the House of Representatives on Monday, Sept. 16, the first day of the marathon plenary debates on the proposed...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability--commonly referred to as the "Blue Ribbon Committee" of the lower chamber--will carry out an inquiry on the budget spending of the Office of the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives switches gears on Monday, Sept. 16 from the just-concluded committee level deliberations on the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 national budget to the even...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Saturday, Sept. 14, that the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) should be restored following a proposed significant cut in the House of Representatives. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Estrada said that while he cannot speak...
With much fuss around the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in the House of Representatives, Senator Grace Poe said the Upper Chamber would approve or modify the budget based on the merits of the proposals of each office — not on who sits as its head. "Every department will...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is aiming to approve the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 on third and final reading by Sept. 25, according to Marikina...
Southern Leyte 1st district Rep. Luz Mercado (Facebook) Southern Leyte 1st district Rep. Luz Mercado became the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats' (Lakas-CMD) 106th member in the House of Representatives. Rep. Mercado joined 48...
Senator Imee Marcos slammed alleged discussions regarding a brewing plan to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. In a statement on Monday, Sept. 9, Marcos, without dropping any names, addressed members of the Congress who are eager to file an impeachment case against Duterte. "Magsilbing paalala...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives has commended the awardees of the 2024 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos who, in their own ways as teachers, soldiers, and police officers, have made a...
(AFP) The House of Representatives on Monday, Sep. 9 ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes (ASLs) bill, bringing it one step closer to its enactment by President Marcos. Pangasinan 3rd...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations on Monday, Sep. 9, swiftly terminated deliberations on the proposed P10.5-billion budget of the Office of the President (OP) for 2025 out of...
